"Ultimate GOAT Rohit Sharma" Trends Amid Mumbai Indians' Poor Start To IPL 2024

Mumbai Indians, 5-time champions, are off to a poor start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season having lost their first two matches of the campaign. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, who replaced Rohit Sharma at the helm, MI have found it tough to click together as a unit. As Mumbai awaits their first win of the campaign under Hardik's leadership, fans continue to voice their frustration at the removal of Rohit as the skipper. As a result, on Sunday, "Ultimate GOAT Rohit Sharma" became one of the top trends on X (formerly Twitter).

Fans have been relentless in expressing their frustration at the fact that MI decided to replace captain Rohit with Hardik. The fan wars, in fact, have become so intense that India and Rajasthan Royals spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also had to speak up on the topic, urging those criticising Hardik to stop.

But, the social media trends don't suggest fans are listening. Here are some examples:

can i get 100 RTs for this beautiful redemption of hitman rohit sharma ?

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Mi will never be same again !

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My captain forever @ImRo45

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Scenes of Mumbai going viral on internet. Fans gathered to see their Idol Rohit Sharma at restaurant.
He runs the Streets for real.

ULTIMATE GOAT ROHIT SHARMA

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He was fearless from beginning

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Ashiwn, in a video on YouTube, has been vocal in his support for Hardik, asking fans of Rohit to stop abusing the MI skipper.

"Fan wars should never go this ugly a route. One should remember which country these players represent - our country. So,