Mumbai Indians' Epic Rohit Sharma-MS Dhoni Post After Sudden CSK Captaincy Change

22.03.2024 - 03:45 sports.ndtv.com

Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians put out a heartfelt post on social media after Chennai Super Kings announced the change in their captaincy.

CSK on Thursday revealed that they replaced five-time title winner Dhoni with Ruturaj Gaikwad in the role of their captain. After the announcement, MI posted the image of Rohit and Dhoni together in their respective IPL team jerseys.

The franchise put a yellow and blue heart emoji in the caption with a sign of infinity being between them. See it here: #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/Gslqu0Ux2W It is worth noting that Rohit Sharma, who also won five titles for Mumbai Indians, was replaced by Hardik Pandya in the role of captain ahead of IPL 2024.

Talking about Dhoni, the stunning decision of captaincy change by CSK is bound to send speculation swirling on his playing future with the franchise.

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