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- Published: October 18, 2024 06:25
New Delhi: Former Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma who was rumoured to be leaving the Mumbai Indians franchise is revealed to be staying for the next season as well. The controversy around Rohit’s departure started when he was sacked from captaincy before the start of last season. Hardik Pandya who was brought back from Gujarat Titans was made the captain instead of Rohit Sharma.
However, Rohit, who led MI to 5 IPL titles was a more accepted face to the fans than the newly appointed skipper Hardik Pandya. Subsequently, there was a huge backlash from the fans over the decision to sack Rohit. As a result, a hotch-potch started to unfold in the Mumbai Indians’ camp and the team slumped to the bottom of the points table. Naturally, there were talks about solving this problem by removing either Hardik or Sharma from the side. In the following matches, Sharma was benched and was used more as an ‘impact sub’.
Therefore, everyone believed that Rohit would depart from the side. However, the latest reports suggest that he will be retained by the franchise. Along with Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah are also believed to be retained by the franchise owing to the years of service provided by them.
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