Hardik Pandya will captain Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024, 10-year reign ends
Hardik Pandya will captain Mumbai Indians: In a significant development, returning to his old team Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya has taken over the reins of Mumbai, ending the 10-year reign of Rohit Sharma, one of the most successful captains of the IPL, meaning he will now be named as its new captain. Appointed captain.
Hardik Pandya had made Gujarat Titans win the IPL title :-
Between 2013 and 2020, MI won five titles under Rohit’s leadership – but he was eventually stripped of the captaincy after disappointing results in 2022 and 2023.
Let us tell you that Hardik Pandya had made Gujarat Titans win the IPL title in 2022 with his excellent captaincy skills.
Mahela Jayawardene, who made Hardik the captain of Mumbai Indians, said : –
“Mumbai Indians have always been blessed with exceptional captaincy players, from Sachin to Harbhajan and from Ricky to Rohit, who have contributed to immediate success. In line with this, Hardik Pandya will take over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2024 season.”
With this, the announcement by former Sri Lankan captain Jayawardene ended all speculations regarding Hardik’s role in the franchise. After leading GT to the IPL title and then finishing runners-up, Hardik was expected to play a bigger role. How big, however, has now been answered.
Jayawardene further said:-
“We express our gratitude to Rohit Sharma for his extraordinary captaincy; his tenure as captain of Mumbai Indians since 2013 has been extraordinary. His captaincy has not only brought unparalleled success to the team but also their place as a team “Strengthened.”
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