MUMBAI: Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif mentioned that in case Mumbai Indians (MI) star and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma joins the Indian Premier League (IPL) public sale, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ought to take an opportunity and make him the captain for his team-building capacities.
Kaif’s assertion comes as IPL introduced the foundations and laws associated to retentions and public sale format forward of subsequent season in 2025.
Additionally, rumours within the media are swirling round Rohit’s future with MI, with whom he gained 5 IPL titles as a captain. Final yr, the five-time champions introduced again all-rounder Hardik Pandya to the franchise as a captain following his two-year-stint with Gujarat Titans (GT), which proved to be a controversial determination.
The choice didn’t meet the approval of nearly all of the franchise’s followers, who booed Hardik out of the stadium throughout India all through the 2024 season. MI completed the final season on the backside of the desk with simply 4 wins in 14 video games, and even Hardik underperformed all through the match.
Alternatively, regardless of the presence of stars like Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Zaheer Khan, and so forth. through the years, RCB have by no means gained an IPL trophy, with their greatest performances being runners-up finishes in 2009, 2011 and 2016.
“RCB ought to take this opportunity. Someway persuade Rohit and make him the captain. He may not rating that a lot as a batter, he scores forties and fifties, however I imagine Rohit is aware of tips on how to construct a taking part in eleven very properly,” Kaif mentioned whereas talking on Star Sports activities.
He additionally mentioned that Rohit ought to play the IPL as a captain solely, since he has a tremendous track-record as a pacesetter, which incorporates this yr’s ICC T20 World Cup that ended the Indian staff’s 11-year main ICC trophy drought.
“Rohit Sharma ought to play as a captain solely within the IPL as a result of he’s such a terrific captain. He has come after profitable the T20 World Cup. He would have presents. We all know individuals would have been calling him and asking him to play for them. I really feel he ought to take the position of a captain solely, whichever franchise is providing it,” he mentioned.
Rohit is the third-highest run-getter within the match historical past, with 6,628 runs at a mean of 29.72, with a strike fee of 131.14. He has scored two centuries and 43 fifties, with the very best rating of 109*.
