Rohit Sharma wife Ritika Sajdeh has given a strong reaction on Boucher’s statement through social media. “There are a lot of things wrong with this…,” he wrote in the comments of the podcast. His reaction has once again fueled the controversy of snatching the captaincy from Rohit.
Before the auction held in December for IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians took a big decision and removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy. After the departure of Rohit, who had led MI to the title five times, the responsibility of leading the team was handed over to Hardik Pandya. Before the auction, Hardik was traded by Mumbai to Gujarat Titans. This decision of the team management was not liked by the fans, after which they were criticized. However, now team coach Mark Boucher has clarified the reason behind this decision, on which Hitman’s wife has also reacted.
Why was the captaincy snatched from Rohit Sharma?
Team head coach Boucher talked about the removal of Rohit Sharma from the captaincy of Mumbai Indians. He told that this decision taken by the team management was completely a cricketing decision. He said, “According to me it was completely a cricketing decision. We saw the window period to bring Hardik back into the team as a player. According to me, this is a transition phase for Mumbai Indians. Most Indian people do not understand this. People become very emotional, but emotions have to be kept away from all this. This is just a cricketing decision and I think it will bring out the best in Rohit Sharma. Let them enjoy going to the crease and scoring runs.”
Boucher cited the glamor of IPL as the reason
Boucher cited the non-cricket aspect of the IPL as one of the reasons behind the decision. He has cited Rohit Sharma fan following in IPL and the glamor of IPL as the reason behind this. He said that he wanted to put less responsibilities on Rohit’s shoulders and let him enjoy his time as a batsman after he struggled to give his best with the bat in the last few seasons. Boucher said- What I mean to say is that one of the things I have talked about is that when you get into the IPL, there are a lot of things going on. There is a photoshoot and the fans join in as soon as they see Rohit. In such a situation, he is unable to concentrate on cricket. It’s about advertising and all that kind of stuff.
Rohit Sharma wife gave a sharp reaction
Rohit’s wife Ritika Sajdeh has given a strong reaction to this statement of Boucher through social media. “There are a lot of things wrong with this…,” he wrote in the comments of the podcast. This reaction of Ritika has once again fueled the controversy of snatching the captaincy from Rohit Sharma. Fans are criticizing this decision of the team management.
Rohit Sharma did not perform well
While leading Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023, the Hitman scored 332 runs in 16 matches. During this period, only two half-century innings came from his bat. Boucher further said that Rohit has not performed well with the bat in the last few seasons. He said, “One thing that I have learned from Rohit is that Rohit is a fantastic man. I mean, he has been captaining for a long time and has done very well for Mumbai Indians. Now he is also leading the Indian team. Rohit is very busy and in the last few seasons he has not performed well with the bat, but as a captain he has performed well.”
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Boucher admired Hardik’s captaincy
Let us tell you that the current Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya took the command of Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022. Under the leadership of the star all-rounder, he had won the team the title in the very first season. Apart from this, his team was also successful in reaching the final in IPL 2023. Boucher has praised Pandya’s leadership skills. He said, “He belongs to Mumbai Indians. He moved to another franchise, won the title in the first year itself and was runner up in the second year. So he obviously has excellent leadership skills.”
