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Yuvraj Singh on MI Captain : Mumbai Indians is going to play with a new captain in IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya will take over the captaincy in IPL 2024. While sharing this information, the franchise also thanked former captain Rohit Sharma for his excellent contribution. Some criticized this decision of the franchise while some praised it. Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh has also given a big statement regarding this.
“If it had been me, Pandya would have been made vice-captain.”
Yuvraj Singh said, “Rohit Sharma is a 5-time IPL champion. Removing him was a big decision. He took Hardik Pandya. But if it were me, I would give Rohit one more season and make Hardik Pandya the vice-captain and see how the franchise handles it. I understand the franchise approach. She is doing this for the better future of her team. But Rohit Sharma is still captaining the Indian team and performing well. So this is a big decision.”
Under Rohit's captaincy, Hardik transformed from an uncapped player to an all-rounder.
While captaining in 158 matches, Rohit Sharma has won 87 matches while losing 67 matches. Rohit's winning percentage is 55.06. The 5 titles that Mumbai team has won so far have also been won under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma was made the captain of the team in place of Ricky Ponting in the year 2013. After the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit led the team to the championship for the first time. Since then, Rohit Sharma has led the team and under his captaincy, Hardik Pandya has emerged from an uncapped player to an all-rounder. Rohit led Mumbai to 5 IPL titles in 10 years. However, now Hardik Pandya will be seen captaining Mumbai.
