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Sunil Gavaskar Explains Why Hardik Pandya Became Mumbai Indians Captain: There was much talk when Hardik Pandya was chosen as the captain of Mumbai Indians for the upcoming IPL season instead of the established Rohit Sharma. Fans debated the decision, and now former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has shared his perspective on why he thinks this decision was made.
Sunil Gavaskar Explains Why Hardik Pandya Became Mumbai Indians Captain
As per the As per Why Hardik Pandya Became Mumbai Indians Captain? According to Gavaskar, considering Rohit is already 36, the team had to explore other options. The iconic Indian opener also suggested that the Mumbai Indians management aimed to ease some pressure off Rohit, leading to his removal as captain.
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 to a young player like Hardik Pandya who has led a new franchise like the Gujarat Indians to back-to-back finals and even won the title. This is the thought behind MI for this change,”
Gavaskar said on Star Sports.
As per Why Hardik Pandya Became Mumbai Indians Captain?, Gavaskar also opined that relieving Rohit from the captaincy would also benefit the player and the franchise.
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,”
he added.
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