Mumbai Indians on Friday made a placing name to call Hardik Pandya as the brand new captain for the IPL 2024 season, thus marking an finish to Rohit Sharma’s 10-year-long tenure because the captain. It was solely 20 days again when Hardik was traded again to Mumbai after he spent two spectacular seasons as Gujarat Titans as their captain, main them to title glory in 2022 and ending as runner-up within the subsequent yr. And whereas it was anticipated to be a a lot smoother transition within the management position, MI made the announcement simply 4 days earlier than the public sale in Dubai. Following the large change, there was a whisper within the cricketing fraternity on whether or not Team India is staring on the identical change as nicely, however a report means that Rohit stays the first-choice captain for the T20 World Cup in June.
Hardik Pandya has been the unofficial T20I captain for India for over a yr now (PTI)
Hardik has been the unofficial T20I captain for India for over a yr now with Rohit having final performed the format in November 2022, within the crew’s T20 World Cup semifinal loss in opposition to England. It was anticipated of Rohit to return to T20Is put up the ODI World Cup, no less than for the South Africa sequence, if not in opposition to Australia at house final month. But Rohit opted to increase his interval of hiatus in T20Is, and with uncertainty creating over his future within the format, Hardik was touted to rise because the first-choice skipper for the T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA. And amid the dialogue, MI made their captaincy announcement with the purpose to take a look at the long run and transfer on from Rohit, who will flip 37 in April subsequent yr. But does that imply the choice would additionally affect the BCCI members to take the same name for the T20 World Cup?
Stay tuned with breaking news on HT Channel on Facebook. Join Now
A report in Dainik Jagran on Sunday revealed {that a} BCCI official responded with a ‘no’ to the question when requested whether or not Hardik will captain the Indian crew within the T20 World Cup. The official additional added that it as a choice of the franchise and that it doesn’t have an effect on Team India and that Rohit continues to be the all-format skipper.
A supply additionally advised the nationwide day by day that on the latest assembly held in Delhi with Team India head coach Rahul Dravid, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar and Rohit, who joined nearly, the latter expressed his want that he ought to be confirmed because the captain for the T20 World Cup from now itself. There was a verbal settlement on this as nicely, however with the event nonetheless six months away, an official announcement has not but been made. When the official was requested by Dainik Jagran who could be named the captain of each Hardik and Rohit are a part of the squad, the reply was in favour of the veteran opener. He added saying that Rohit is a pure captain and that the BCCI haven’t eliminated him but.
When Mumbai made the announcement on Hardik, Rohit was on the annual operate of Dhirubhai Ambani School. He is but to depart for South Africa, the place he will probably be solely taking part in the two-match Test sequence which begins from December 26 onwards.
Rohit had led Mumbai Indians for 10 seasons, after having taken over the duty halfway by the 2013 season when Ricky Ponting had determined to step down amid his faltering batting numbers. Rohit led MI to their maiden title win that season, together with a Champions League T20 win, a event that’s at present defunct. Mumbai additionally received the IPL trophy in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
There are but no official assertion made by Rohit put up MI’s name. Although, an Indian Express report on Saturday revealed that the 36-year-old was knowledgeable concerning the resolution earlier than heading into the ODI World Cup in October by a sequence of assembly after Hardik had set the precondition that he would solely return to Mumbai Indians if confirmed because the captain.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
