Now only a few days are left for the start of IPL. The first match will be played on Friday i.e. 22nd March. The teams of RCB and CSK will face each other on the first day in Chennai. Meanwhile, preparations for the 5-time IPL champion team Mumbai Indians are also going on. All the players are doing their practice. This time the command of the team is going to be in the hands of Hardik Pandya. Now, just 4 days before the next season of the Indian Premier League, Hardik Pandya has given a big statement about former MI captain Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma has given 5 IPL titles to MI under his captaincy
In the year 2013, Rohit Sharma became the captain of Mumbai Indians. After half the matches this season, the command of Mumbai Indians was handed over to Rohit. This was the first year when MI won its first IPL title. From then till the year 2023, the team won the trophy 5 times. Every time the captain was Rohit Sharma. In the IPL, only two captains have been successful in winning the IPL title 5 times, their names are Rohit and MS Dhoni. But this time surprisingly Rohit Sharma has been removed and Hardik Pandya has been made the captain in his place.
What did Hardik Pandya say on Rohit?
Hardik Pandya has said about Rohit Sharma that, ‘he will always be present to help me’. Hardik also said that ‘whatever this team has achieved, it has been done under the leadership of Rohit. Now I just have to take it forward. Hardik expressed hope that Rohit would put his hand on his shoulders. Not only this, Hardik Pandya further said, ‘Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian team, this helps me. Hardik said that his entire career has been played under the leadership of Rohit and I know that his hand will always be there.’
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