One of the biggest match winners for Team India Yuvraj Singh shared his perspective on the Mumbai Indians captaincy debate. Yuvraj Singh said he would have given Rohit Sharma another year to captain the Mumbai Indians, with Hardik Pandya being named as the vice-captain of the franchise.
Before the IPL auction for IPL 2024, the Mumbai Indians decided to sack Rohit Sharma from the captaincy and make Hardik Pandya the new captain of the team. This decision by the Mumbai Indians received a lot of backlash from fans and experts all around the world.
In his recent interaction with Star Sports, Yuvraj Singh said that removing Rohit Sharma as the captain of the franchise is a bold move. The franchise would have made Hardik Pandya the vice-captain just to see how the team functions.
Yuvraj Singh said, “Rohit Sharma is a 5-time IPL winner as a captain. Removing him is a big decision. I would have gotten someone in like they brought Hardik (Pandya), but I still would have given Rohit one more season and let Hardik be the vice-captain and see how the whole franchise works.”
Yuvraj further stated that he understands why the Mumbai Indians decided to go with Hardik Pandya as their skipper.
Speaking on the same topic, Yuvi said, “I understand that from the franchise’s point of view, they have to see the future of the franchise. But then again, Rohit is captaining India and still playing well, so it’s a big decision.”
Yuvraj also feels that Hardik will require a lot of hard work to manage a franchise like Mumbai Indians, who have gone on to win the IPL five times. Yuvi feels that there will be a lot of exceptions from Hardik Panda in this year’s IPL.
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Sharing his views regarding the same, Yuvi said, “In terms of talent, yes, he has great talent. Being captain of Gujarat will be different from being captain of Mumbai. Expectations are a lot. Mumbai Indians have been a big side.”
Despite being sacked as Mumbai Indians skipper in the IPL, Rohit Sharma is going to lead India in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup, which starts right after the IPL.