"Hardik Pandya Will Enjoy Having Rohit Sharma As 'Captain'": Sunil Gavaskar's Big IPL 2024 Verdict

28.02.2024 - 03:43 sports.ndtv.com

Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar believes that Mumbai Indians will benefit from the change in captaincy and said that it will allow Rohit Sharma to play more freely in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

Hardik Pandya completed a sensational trade from Gujarat Titans to MI ahead of the new season and he ended Rohit's ten-year tenure as skipper.

There has been a lot of chatter around the decision but Gavaskar said that it has been a busy season for Rohit with the Cricket World Cup campaign and with Hardik looking after the captaincy, the star batter will be able concentrate on his own game. "To allow Rohit to play purely as a batter...

it has been a busy season for him, first the World Cup, and now this series. This will give him the freedom to play without worrying about other players.

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