Will Rohit Sharma play below Hardik Pandya’s captaincy… or will not he? The suspense continues to develop because the build-up for the IPL 2024 begins following India’s 4-1 hammering of England within the just-concluded Test sequence. In December of final 12 months, MI introduced that the returning Hardik might be taking up captaincy reign, ending Rohit’s decade-long tenure as the person in cost. The determination was met with a robust wave of public backlash as followers slammed the franchise’s name and wished to see their beloved Rohit again as captain.
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Things turned much more fascinating when Rohit’s spouse Ritika Sajdeh commented ‘So many issues fallacious with this’ to Mark Boucher’s assertion that the decision was made as a result of captaincy was affecting Rohit’s batting and MI wished to see him again flourishing as a batter. And after all, there was the entire transition purpose too. Rohit is but to talk about it publicly however the inside noises don’t depict that each one is properly relating to the change in guard.
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Weighing in on the entire saga, Ambati Rayudu, the previous MI and CSK batter, got here out in assist of Rohit and stated that MI in all probability rushed into making the captaincy swap. Hardik returns to MI after captaincy Gujarat Titans in two season – profitable one and ending runner-up within the different. But whereas it speaks will of his credentials as captain, Rayudu begged to vary.
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“This year, Rohit should have continued captaining this year and Hardik, maybe after a year, could have been given that responsibility. Rohit is still captaining India in T2OIs. I personally feel that MI rushed into this decision but probably they know best. So, it will be difficult. Gujarat Titans had a different set-up. Captaining MI is not easy because there are so many star players in the team. There is too much pressure and not everyone can handle it,” Rayudu stated in an interview with News24.
Rayudu needs to see Rohit in CSK
Rayudu then dropped a bomb, saying that he needs to see Rohit make the much-rumoured swap to Chennai Super Kings. The former India batter reckons Rohit can nonetheless go on for one more 5-6 years and having achieved every thing that there’s for MI – profitable the title 5 occasions – the prospect of him unfolding a brand new chapter with the ‘Yellove Army’ is as thrilling because it will get.
However, on being requested by the anchor whether or not Rohit ought to lead CSK if MS Dhoni retires after this season, Rayudu says the choice must be solely Rohit’s. “Rohit can play for another 5-6 years. I want to see Rohit in CSK going forward. If he has to captain, he can do it anywhere in the world. But it’s up to him. He has played so many years for MI and won them titles. So if he goes there, why not,” added Rayudu.
With Rohit’s ouster as captain, gone are the times of MI boasting a star-studded squad. Even although it is not solely devoid of it, Hardik is ready for his captaincy debut with a bunch of promising kids akin to Nehal Wadhera, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani, Kumar Kartikeya, Gerald Coetzee, Akash Madhwal and extra.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
