Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the two most fervent Indian cricket players right now, at least on social media. And on Friday, everything was in the open. Following the announcement that Hardik Pandya would captain the Mumbai Indians in advance of the 2024 Indian Premier League, some Rohit supporters were devastated. MI fans burn jersey of the team in a viral video.
When MI traded Hardik back to the Gujarat Titans the day after the retention window ended, they pulled off the greatest IPL coup ever. On Friday, four days prior to the IPL auction, MI declared a leadership transition. Moreover, as soon as the news broke, social media took off.
MI fans burn jersey:
Rohit has led the team as captain since 2013, the year the team won its first of five IPL titles. He most recently led India to the 2023 ODI World Cup final. They won championships in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020 while Rohit was leading them. Despite having a weak bowling lineup, the Mumbai Indians made it to the playoffs in the IPL 2023.
Before heading off to lead the Gujarat Titans, Hardik was a big part of Mumbai’s amazing IPL season. In order for the team to succeed between 2015 and 2021, he was essential. He led them to victory in their IPL debut in 2022 and to a runners-up spot earlier in the season. Certain Rohit devotees failed to view MI’s ruling with the proper humility. On social media, videos of burned MI jerseys and hats went viral and are definitely making the rounds.
The franchise and team management made this decision, as stated by Mahela Jayawardene in a statement. The speaker said, “From Sachin to Harbhajan and Ricky to Rohit, Mumbai Indians have always been endowed with extraordinary leadership who, while contributing to the team’s immediate success, always had an eye toward fortifying the team for the future.”
The former head coach of the Mumbai Indians continued, “Hardik Pandya will assume captaincy of Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2024 season in keeping with this philosophy.”
Hardik Pandya player profile:
Pandya emerged from a demanding 2018 as a more accomplished cricketer, beginning with his carefree 93 in Cape Town and continuing with his 5-for and half-century in India’s lone victory in the Test series against England.
Pandya’s ability to swing the ball away from the right-hander and his extra bounce from a back of a length have both improved his bowling, especially in Test matches. He may not always bowl the best deliveries, but he does appear to have a magical ability to remove set batsmen—possibly even experienced batsmen.
Even though he bats very aggressively, he still needs to do a lot of work because he still uses a one-dimensional, all-out attack mode, which hasn’t worked well in situations where the bowler has more advantages.
He continues to be an essential component of India’s World Cup preparations, offering much-needed balance to the team as they at last succeed in acquiring a fast-bowling all-round player for the first time since the Great Kapil Dev.
So, this was all about the viral video of MI fans burning jerseys. Also read, Cricketer Suryakumar Yadav loses calm at Arshdeep in a bus.
