Former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath has taken the difficult decision to replace the legendary Rohit Sharma with Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the team captain for the 2024 season in Mumbai・He praised the Indians. The 30-year-old moved from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2024 IPL auction.
Mumbai Indians on Friday announced that Hardik Pandya has been appointed captain for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. He replaces Rohit Sharma, who led Mumbai Indians to five of his IPL titles since taking over midway through the 2013 season.
Rohit Sharma’s reign was one of tactical genius and an incredible ability to inspire the team. Ricky Ponting handed over the captaincy to Rohit in 2013 and ushered in an era of greatness for Mumbai Indians. Sharma’s accomplishments will guide the team as they look to his 2024 season and a leadership transition.
Subramaniam Badrinath picked up the X-Grip and praised Mumbai Indians for thinking about the future and taking tough decisions within the team. The former Tamil Nadu captain believes this is the reason for the team’s success in the cash-rich league.
MI have always been a franchise that thinks ahead and never shy of taking the hard calls and that’s why they have been so successful @mipaltan #IPL2024 #MI
– S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) 15. 2023 年 12 月
“MI has always been a franchise that has always thought ahead and never shied away from taking tough decisions. That’s why they’ve been so successful. @Mipaltan #IPL2024 #MI,” Subramaniam Badrinath wrote down the X handle.
Rohit Sharma was bought by Mumbai Indians in the 2011 IPL pre-season auction and has remained with the team till date. He captained the team from his 2013 to his 2023 and led the team to his five IPL titles. This leadership change comes 11 years after Rohit Sharma was appointed as his captain in 2013.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians replacing their star captain with Hardik Pandya ahead of IPL 2024 has left a section of Rohit Sharma’s supporters disgruntled, furious, heartbroken and posting social media posts. He expressed his disappointment through his media handle.
Hardik Pandya, who made his IPL debut in 2013, played 92 games for Mumbai Indians before moving to Gujarat Titans and led the franchise in 2022 and 2023. Under his leadership, the Titans reached the finals both times. That includes a triumphant premier season.
The star Indian all-rounder made his MI debut in the 2015 edition under the guidance of Rohit Sharma. He quickly joined the Indian team due to his good batting performance and ability to bowl accurately at fast to medium pace. As the years passed, he grew more confident and eventually became a winner in bothMichigan Stateand India.
