IPL 2024: Cricketer turned commentator Gavaskar believes that Hardik has proved himself with the Gujarat team and his return to Mumbai Indians will add new thinking to the team.
Sunil Gavaskar, the legendary Indian batsman of his time, believes that the newly appointed captain of Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya, will bring new thinking to this team, because Rohit was looking tired and in the last few years, he has not contributed enough in batting. Gave. Indian T20 team captain Hardik was added by Mumbai Indians to their team ahead of the IPL 2024 auction to be held in Dubai on Tuesday. Mumbai later appointed him as their new captain. Rohit and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the most successful captains of IPL. Under the leadership of these two, their team has won five titles each. Mumbai Indians, however, did not win the title after 2021 and finished last in 2022.
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Gavaskar said that this could be due to Rohit being tired because he was continuously playing the role of not only the IPL 2024 team but also the captain of India. Gavaskar told Star Sports, ‘We do not have to see it (making Hardik the captain of Mumbai Indians) as right or wrong. He has taken this decision for the benefit of the team. We can say that Rohit’s contribution even in batting has reduced a bit.
He said, ‘Earlier Rohit used to contribute a lot in batting but in the last few years he has been at number nine or tenth. Last time they made it to the playoffs, but Mumbai Indians did not have the same enthusiasm that was seen earlier. Gavaskar said, ‘This could be because he (Rohit) has been playing cricket continuously due to which he might be tired. He was continuously captaining the Indian team and then Mumbai Indians. Under the leadership of Hardik, Gujarat Titans won the title in its debut season in 2022, whereas this year his team was the runner-up.
IPL 2024: Cricketer turned commentator Gavaskar believes that Hardik has proved himself with the Gujarat team and his return to Mumbai Indians will add new thinking to the team. He said, ‘Mumbai has taken this decision. He is a young player in terms of captaincy who has proved himself by taking the Gujarat Titans to the finals twice and winning the title once. Gavaskar said, ‘They have made him the captain with this thinking because sometimes you need new thinking and he can add new thinking to the team. I feel that whatever decision has been taken, Mumbai Indians will benefit and not suffer.
