Yuvraj Singh supports Rohit Sharma over Pandya: Legendary Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh strongly feels that the Mumbai Indians should have continued with Rohit Sharma as their skipper for one more season, given Rohit is leading India in all three formats and is also batting superbly.
In order to Yuvraj Singh Supports Rohit Sharma Over Pandya. Ahead of the IPL 2024 auction four months ago, the Mumbai Indians made the shock move to appoint Hardik Pandya as their new skipper, having traded him in from the Gujarat Titans in the trade window.
Hardik Pandya, who had been with MI and won four titles from 2015 to 2021, led GT to two consecutive IPL finals, winning one and losing one. Despite his success with Gujarat, Pandya returned to MI in a bumper trade; the details of the amount of money involved in the transfer have not yet been made official.
There was reportedly one pre-condition that Pandya had laid out in simple terms: he should be made the new MI captain with immediate effect.
With Rohit Sharma being 36 years old, his T20 form dwindling in the past few years, and MI having not reached the final since 2020, the MI owners and management agreed to the condition and processed the deal.
Mumbai faced severe backlash from the fans for replacing Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya as their skipper.
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Yuvraj Singh Supports Rohit Sharma Over Pandya
India’s 2011 World Cup hero, Yuvraj Singh, too, isn’t on the same board as the MI management. Yuvraj reckons Hardik should have been given the vice captaincy role for one season.
“Rohit Sharma is a 5-time IPL winner as a captain. Removing him is a big decision. I would have gotten someone in, like they brought Hardik (Pandya), but I still would have given Rohit one more season and let Hardik be the vice captain and see how the whole franchise works,”
Yuvraj Singh said on Star Sports.
“In terms of talent, yes, he has great talent. Being captain of Gujarat will be different from being captain of Mumbai. Expectations are a lot. Mumbai Indians have been a big side.”
The 42-year-old Yuvraj, who won his maiden IPL title in 2019 under Rohit Sharma at MI, understands the franchise’s point of view but points at Rohit’s current status.
“I understand from the franchise’s point of view, they have to see the future of the franchise. But then again, Rohit is captaining India and still playing well, so it’s a big decision,”
Yuvraj asserted.
The IPL 2024 will kick off on March 22. Mumbai’s first match is a blockbuster one against the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
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