Rohit Sharma to Regain Mumbai Indians Captaincy? Shockwaves as Former Cricketer Makes a Move

In the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), there hasn’t been any significant change for the Mumbai Indians (MI) team so far. Despite winning the title five times in previous seasons, Rohit Sharma, the star all-rounder, has been replaced as captain by Hardik Pandya for this season. However, this decision hasn’t been well received by Mumbai’s fans, who have been consistently trolling Pandya. Amidst this, Mumbai has also lost its first three matches, making it difficult for the team to turn things around. In the midst of this, Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary has made a significant plea. This news has surprised Virender Sehwag.

Tiwary stated that Mumbai will be facing the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their upcoming match on April 7th. In this situation, the franchise has a long break, during which they can make significant decisions. It’s possible that the franchise may reconsider appointing Rohit Sharma as captain. When Manoj Tiwary mentioned this during a cricket show, veteran cricketer Virender Sehwag was also present, and he was surprised to hear about it. Sehwag remarked, “Yes, that could happen, but Tiwary has mentioned this early. We should have fewer matches, then we can discuss.”

Manoj Tiwary said, “I feel Hardik Pandya is under pressure. Maybe that’s why Hardik Pandya didn’t bowl against Rajasthan. In previous matches, whenever swing was available at the start, he used to bowl. At that time, he used to take up the responsibility of bowling. But due to the pressure, he didn’t do that.”

During this break (until Sunday), Mumbai Indians franchise can make some big decisions and Rohit Sharma can be made captain again. Tiwary said, “I feel that Hardik Pandya is under pressure, maybe that’s why he didn’t bowl against Rajasthan. In previous matches, whenever swing was available at the start, he used to bowl. At that time, he used to take up the responsibility of bowling. But due to the pressure, he didn’t do that.”

Tiwary further stated, “The Mumbai team has not been able to earn even a single point so far, and Hardik has captained quite ordinarily. He hasn’t been able to use his bowlers effectively. When Hyderabad was scoring many runs, then he started bowling. Apart from that, he couldn’t do anything special by bringing in Jasprit Bumrah, the team’s best bowler, in the 13th over. So, there is a need to take a big decision and the atmosphere is not conducive.”