All the franchises are set with quite a few gamers purchased on the public sale for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. On Tuesday (December 19), a complete of 72 gamers have been purchased and Rs 240.45 Crore was spent by all of the groups. Amid the public sale motion, whereas Mallika Sagar was calling out the gamers’ names, a fan requested MI house owners to make Rohit Sharma captain once more.
In a fan video posted by MI on their X deal with, the fan shouted: ‘Rohit Sharma ko wapas lao’ (Bring Rohit again as captain), to which Anant mentioned: ‘Chinta mat karo. Woh batting karega’ (Don’t fear, he’ll bat). (WATCH: IPL Auctioneer Says, ‘Hammer Has Come Down’ To Preity Zinta Who Tried To Reverse A Buy; Video Goes Viral)
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Mumbai Indians (MI) Global Head of Cricket mentioned that having former skipper Rohit Sharma within the staff to information the subsequent era is essential and it was a troublesome resolution to transition from Rohit to a returning Hardik Pandya. Mumbai Indians (MI), the five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, introduced on Friday that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya shall be main the staff within the 2024 version of the league.
“Hardik (Pandya) has been in the dressing room for quite some time, so that’s nothing new. We know what he brings in as an all-rounder. It will be something different with his experience of leading the team at Gujarat pretty well, so it is an opportunity to build on that,” mentioned Mahela to JioCinema as quoted by Mumbai Indians web site.
Talking about Rohit Sharma being round within the staff with out his captaincy, Mahela mentioned, “Having Ro (Rohit Sharma) in the team, on and off the field to guide the next generation is very important for us. He has been absolutely brilliant. I have worked very closely with Ro. He is a fabulous individual and I am sure he will be part of the legacy who will guide that through. Mumbai have had that in the past too with Sachin (Tendulkar), who played with the youngsters. He gave the leadership to someone else and made sure Mumbai Indians were going in the right direction. It’s the same thing. We had this conversation and everyone is buying into that, so, it’s for us to look forward to the next season.”
Talking concerning the captaincy transition, Mahela mentioned that the choice was powerful and emotional. (IPL 2024: Full Squad Of RCB, MI, CSK, SRH, KKR, GT, LSG, PBKS, DC And RR After Auction)
“This is something we have spoken about as a franchise. It is a tough decision, we had to make them. It is emotional, it is tough, to be honest. But everyone who has been part of Mumbai know we cherish every moment a player has contributed, and will contribute going forward. The legacy is something we want to build on and make sure we keep fighting for those wins, those trophies. As a good unit, we have the skillset to do it. That’s the focus going ahead. Probably everyone in their eyes will think it is too soon, but it is a decision we had to make at some point,” mentioned the previous Sri Lankan nice.
Mahela mentioned that it’s truthful for followers to precise their reactions to the change.
“I think everyone is emotional and we have to respect that as well. But at the same time, as a franchise, you have to make those decisions,” he concluded.
In November this 12 months, Pandya moved from Gujarat Titans (GT) to his former franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) after a commerce between each franchises. The all-rounder spent two momentous years with GT, spearheading their marketing campaign with aplomb. In GT’s debut season in 2022, Hardik ensured a fairytale begin, with the staff lifting the coveted trophy, whereas they completed runners-up of their second season after a last-ball defeat in an exhilarating closing earlier this 12 months.
Pandya has large sneakers to fill as the brand new skipper of MI, as Rohit has led the franchise to 5 IPL title wins. In 31 matches for GT from 2022-23, Pandya scored 833 runs at a median of 37.86 and a strike charge of over 133, with six half-centuries and a greatest rating of 87*. He additionally had 11 wickets for the staff, with one of the best figures of three/17.
Pandya additionally performed 92 matches for MI from 2015-2021, scoring 1,476 runs at a median of 27.33 at a strike charge of over 153, with 4 half-centuries and greatest rating of 91. He additionally took 42 wickets for the staff, with one of the best bowling figures of three/20. Pandya has received 5 IPL trophies, 4 with MI (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) and GT (2022).
MI Squad For IPL 2024
Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya (c), Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma. (With ANI inputs)
