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Rohit Sharma had to leave captaincy after the Mumbai Indians franchise appointed Hardik Pandya as the new leader of the team ahead of IPL 2024.
Mumbai Indians played Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2024 season opener. Hardik Pandya made a headline transfer from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians after the 2024 IPL auction. To top things off, Pandya was named the new MI captain, replacing Rohit Sharma.
Pandya-led MI lost to his former side, GT, a narrow margin of six runs. If that was not enough, Pandya failed to get his team over the line, after being dismissed Umesh Yadav in the final over.
Sharma led a decade-long success for Mumbai Indians, winning five IPL titles. He is also the Indian captain, and leads the nation in all three formats. However, Mumbai Indians management have thought otherwise, in taking away the captaincy from the Indian skipper.
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WATCH: Rohit Sharma ‘returns the favour’ sending Hardik Pandya to field on the boundary
During the match against GT, a video went viral on social media, which showed Hardik sending Rohit to field at long on, a decision that took many surprise as it had been quite a long time since he had fielded in the deep.
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On Wednesday, against Sunrisers Hyderabad another interaction between the two was caught on camera, which showed the reverse happening. After a discussion between them, Rohit was seen motioning to Hardik to field on the boundary, which prompted hilarious comments from fans on social media.
Rohit Sharma sent hardik pandya on the boundary line 😭😭🔥
This is peak cinema 😭😭🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/lR9uJNp4IW
— ᴘʀᴀᴛʜᴍᴇsʜ⁴⁵ (@45Fan_Prathmesh) March 27, 2024
Aaj Hardik Pandya Khud boundary par ja raha hai fielding karne…
Uss din traffic police ban kar rohit sharma ko bhej raha tha boundary par 😂😂😂😂😂
Karma hits back 😂😂😂
— B A D A S S – SRK Ka Baap (@OGSalmanFan) March 27, 2024
Rohit sent Pandya to the boundary for fielding
— Abhishek Kumar (@Abhiiishekh) March 27, 2024
What is Rohit Sharma’s captaincy record for Mumbai Indians?
| Years | Matches | Won | Tie/NR | Loss | W/L | Win% | Loss% | IPL Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2023 | 158 | 87 | 4/0 | 67 | 1.29 | 55.06% | 42.40% | 5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) |