Rohit Sharma Retained as Mumbai Indians Captain for IPL 2025; Hardik Pandya Released

In IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians took a big decision and removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy. Because Mumbai had traded Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya to their team, and after that Hardik was made the captain of the team.

However, Mumbai Indians’ performance under Hardik’s captaincy was not very good and the team was at the bottom of the points table. Whereas now before IPL 2025, big news is coming out from the camp of the Mumbai Indians team that Rohit Sharma can remain associated with the team.

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Rohit Sharma will not leave Mumbai!

The mega auction is to be held before IPL 2025. Due to this, it is believed that Rohit Sharma can leave Mumbai Indians and join some other team.

But now according to the latest media reports, Rohit Sharma has not decided to leave Mumbai Indians and he can remain associated with Mumbai in IPL 2025 as well. Because Rohit Sharma has been associated with Mumbai since the year 2011. Due to this now he would like to stay with Mumbai and he can play with this team in the future as well.

Can be made captain

Let us tell you that, Mumbai’s performance under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya in IPL 2024 was not very good. Due to this now the Mumbai Indians team can make Rohit Sharma the captain again. Because Rohit has recently won the T20 World Cup for Team India.

Due to this Rohit can be made the captain of Mumbai again. Rohit Sharma has earlier won the IPL trophy 5 times under his captaincy for Mumbai Indians. Rohit got the captaincy for the first time in IPL 2013 and he made the team champion in his very first season.

Hardik can also remain

It is believed that apart from Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians can also retain the team captain Hardik Pandya. Because Hardik can get a chance as a player in IPL 2025. Hardik Pandya’s performance has been excellent. Apart from this, Mumbai Indians can also retain Jasprit Bumrah Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Verma.