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IPL 2024 is going to start from March 22. All-rounder Hardik Pandya will captain Mumbai Indians in the upcoming season. He has been given the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in place of Rohit Sharma. Mumbai has won five trophies under the leadership of Rohit.
Captain Rohit Sharma, who made Mumbai Indians a record five-time IPL champion, was removed by the franchise in December last year. Hardik Pandya was made the captain of the team in place of Rohit. Since then there is talk that relations between the two have deteriorated. Many fans of Mumbai Indians are unhappy with Hardik's captaincy. However, Hardik said, 'I respect the sentiments of the fans regarding Rohit. I will keep taking guidance from Rohit if needed.
Amidst all this, both of them met each other in the training session of Mumbai Indians and Hardik hugged Rohit. After this, different reactions of cricket fans were seen on social media.
Hardik and other players have been busy preparing for the last several days. Hardik has met Rohit for the first time after becoming the captain of Mumbai. Mumbai Indians shared a video on social media platform 'X' on Wednesday and captioned it 45-33. Rohit's jersey number is 45 and Hardik's is 33.
In this video, Mumbai players are standing and then Hardik's eyes fall on Rohit. He immediately goes to Rohit and hugs him. After this, both are seen laughing and talking for some time.
Mumbai Indians Team: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Vadera, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dheer, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Luke Wood, Kwena Mafaka, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Karthikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal.