Rohit Sharma (left) and Hardik Pandya©AFP
There was a lot of speculation about the relationship between Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya after Mumbai Indians changed their captain ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Hardik ended Rohit’s ten-year tenure as MI captain after completing a blockbuster deal from the Gujarat Titans. Hardik failed to win his first match as MI captain, fueling discussions around a possible rift in the team. However, former India batsman Robin Uthappa pointed out after the match against Gujarat Titans that this is good news for all Mumbai Indians fans. Rohit and Hardik had a long chat after the match and Uthappa said the two cricketers were clearly exchanging ideas.
“I actually like that. It’s really heartening to see these two having a conversation like this. I’m sure Mumbai Indians fans who want them to succeed will enjoy this conversation. I’m sure Rohit is here and from what we’ve seen Speaking to Jio Cinema, Robin Uthappa told Jio Cinema, “He was communicating with Hardik and Hardik listened like a person who wants to understand things. That’s good news, it looks good to me. This will work in the favor of Mumbai Indians as the team moves forward. “
Uthappa also praised Rohit for imparting his experience to Hardik and even pointed out that despite the buzz surrounding the two cricketers, Rohit did not have to do so.
“It continues to show what an incredible guy Rohit Sharma is. He doesn’t have to do that with everything that we’ve heard about what happened. He’s fine and it’s great to see him do that.”
Mumbai Indians adopted a puzzling batting strategy to allow Shubman Gill to make his debut as captain of the Gujarat Titans and score a thrilling six in their IPL opener on Sunday. Score victory.
Jasprit Bumrah (3/14) was at his absolute best in his first IPL game in two years, firing away at will to help Mumbai Indians restrict Gujarat Titans to 168/6.
But Bumrah’s efforts were not enough and batsmen like Tilak Varma and captain Hardik Pandya failed to make up for his talent.
Things started going downhill as MI ended with 162/9 and they needed to score just 43 runs in the last five overs with 7 wickets in hand.
MI therefore failed to break the curse of the first game. The last time they won an IPL opener was in 2012 against Chennai Super Kings.
(with PTI input)
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