Rohit Sharma arguably the greatest batsman in T-20 cricket and one of the most successful captains in IPL history, is contemplating leaving MI in 2025. An off-the-record conversation with a friend captured by a sports journalist, revealed his state of mind after being dropped as the Mumbai Indians captain
We are not publishing the video here, as Rohit has justifiably asked to refrain from revealing his private conversation with a friend.”
Rohit Sharma who has won 5 IPL titles for Mumbai Indians was suddenly replaced by Hardik Pandya as MI skipper. Hardik who was not even part of MI team at that time was brought in and then made captain. All of this was done without keeping Rohit in the loop.
We all know the disaster that Hardik was in IPL 2024 and how he was booed by the crowd wherever he went but that is a story for another day.
Rohit’s stock suddenly rose after he was made the captain of the Indian Team in all three formats. Adding to his stature India won the T-20 world cup under his captaincy in June 2024 after a gap of 17 long years. Not only did Rohit shine as a batsman in the world cup, but his captaincy also came for a lot of praise. Rohit Sharma was now the toast of the nation and everyone wanted a piece of him.
The IPL 2025 mega auction will start in December 2024, and if reports are to believed Rohit Sharma has been offered astronomical sum of money and captaincy by two franchise owners. It will also be interesting to see whether MI will hand over the captaincy reins to Rohit again. This auction will be closely watched by everyone to see what happens with the MI team and Rohit Sharma.
