India’s skipper Rohit Sharma did a photoshoot for his IPL squad, Mumbai Indians (MI), just before the upcoming tournament. This marked his first public appearance with the franchise post him not being named captain.
In a surprise change of events, MI management replaced Rohit with Hardik Pandya as captain in December. Pandya was recruited back to the team a month ago in an all-money deal from Gujarat Titans (GT).
MI released a video on Wednesday, March 13, to give their devoted supporters a look of some of its key players in the new jerseys ahead of the IPL 2024. Rohit was extensively featured in it, with Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Ishan Kishan, among others. Mumbai’s franchise captioned the post:
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You can watch the video below:
Tom Moody Confident in Rohit Sharma’s Impactful Play for MI in IPL 2024
Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody recently said that Rohit Sharma might release his fury and play aggressively for MI in the IPL 2024 without the responsibility of captaincy. Moody said this on the Star Sports show ‘Game Plan’:
“We know what Rohit Sharma is capable of doing and how dangerous he is as a player as he has demonstrated with an Indian shirt on his back. I don’t think the captaincy is going to have any bearing on his approach. I think he will go out and play his brand of cricket. He is very confident and owns his own game.”
Tom Moody
Tom Moody went on to discuss the obstacles that Hardik Pandya would have in his first term as MI captain:
“They (MI) expect nothing but excellence, which is what you will expect of any high-performance environment. So Hardik’s challenge is managing that expectation and allowing himself and his whole team to be able to play with that freedom, without that pressure sort of filtering into the dressing room.”
Tom Moody