With Hardik Pandya becoming the captain of the Mumbai Indians franchise for Indian Premier League 2024, things are gearing up to thrive excellently. And if you are a fan of Sunil Gavaskar like we are at IPLCricBet, you need to know his candid thoughts on the subject of Mumbai Indians’ change of captains for the season of IPL 2024!
All About Sunil Gavaskar’s Candid Thoughts on the MI’s Captain Change
What does Sunil Gavaskar think of the Mumbai Indians’ captain change?
The renowned cricketer believes that switching up Mumbai Indians’ guard at this point of time will prove to be greatly beneficial to the joint record – time winners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next season. Being in the abundant cash league for the previous season of 2023, they sealed their position for Indian Premier League 2024. They roped in the talented Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans (GT) before the auction.
What happened with Hardik Pandya before the Mumbai Indians’ captain change?
After getting Gujarat Titans to be on track with back-to-back IPL finals, Hardik made his way to Mumbai Indians. He became the local hero by fueling Gujarat Titans to glory in the Indian Premier League during their debut season. As a result, in his final season as the Gujarat Titans captain, he led the 2022 winners’ team of GT to contest the Indian Premier League finals against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Being Rohit’s deputy previously at Team India, white – ball rebel Hardik Pandya was named the new captain of Mumbai Indians after his move to the Wankhede Stadium. And follow starpunternews at IPLCricBet for more juicy cricket news round the clock!
Was the Mumbai Indians franchise right to replace Rohit with Hardik for the season of Indian Premier League 2024?
The batting legend explains the situation of the captain change of Mumbai Indians franchise for the season of Indian Premier League 2024 and why this was bound to happen sooner rather than later.
As interviewed by Star Sports, he said, “Look, they have always thought about the future of the franchise. Rohit Sharma is already 36 years old and also faces immense pressure being the captain of India for all three formats. They have tried to reduce some of that burden and give that responsibility on the young shoulders of Hardik Pandya.”
Why will the captaincy change of Mumbai Indians going to benefit the franchise?
According to Sunil Gavaskar, “Handing Hardik the captaincy is only going to benefit the Mumbai Indians. They have now given the freedom to Rohit to go and express himself freely at the top of the order. Hardik can then come at No.3 or No.5 and help them post totals of 200-plus consistently.”
Another point to note is that last season, the veteran opener Rohit Sharma scored 332 runs in 16 games. But he could only guide Mumbai Indians to the playoffs for the last season. When Mumbai Indians was under Rohit’s captaincy, it won in 87 games and lost it all in 67 matches. Hardik also captained Team India in the absence of the frequent skipper.
Wrapping up
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