Rohit Sharma finally breaks his long silence on losing Mumbai Indians captaincy to Hardik Pandya. cricket news

“Not everything goes your way,” Rohit Sharma admitted on Thursday as he reflected on the whirlwind of the past few months, during which he was left with the choice of Hardik Pandya as his deputy for next month’s T20 World Cup. Had lost his IPL captaincy earlier. One of India’s most admired cricketers, Rohit’s removal as Mumbai Indians captain came as a surprise to many in the fraternity and was a bitter pill to swallow for his fans, many of whom also criticized Hardik, while He led the team in the first few matches. IPL season.

“Look, it’s part of life. Not everything will go your way. It’s been a great experience,” the Indian captain said during a media interaction. Where he was asked about the experience of playing under Pandya in the current Indian Premier League.

There has been a lot of speculation about Rohit’s relationship with Pandya and how Mumbai Indians as a franchise handled the leadership issue, which many believe was not done in the best way. Was, especially when it involved someone who has led the franchise to five IPL titles. Victory.

Rohit is a tough player and the talented outfielder hid his real feelings as he said that playing under Pandya is no different from playing under any other captain.

Rohit, who has played under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli for India, said, “I have not been a captain before and I have played under many captains. This is not different or new for me.” Under the leadership of Adam Gilchrist, Harbhajan Singh and Ricky Ponting in franchise cricket.

The 37-year-old faced criticism for not scoring enough runs with the Willow during the last three seasons, but he looked completely different in the 17th edition of the tournament.

“Whatever it is and you go by it and then try and do what is required of you as a player. That’s all I have tried to do in the last month or so,” Rohit said to the question. Extinguished any fires that broke out.

Indian captain Rohit has so far scored 314 runs in 10 innings of IPL 2024.

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