NEW DELHI: Simply earlier than the 2024 version, when five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians introduced that they’re changing Rohit Sharma by Hardik Pandya as captain, issues have not seemed good for the franchise.
The transfer got here as a impolite shock for the MI followers they usually thronged the stadiums extending their help to Rohit by cheering and chanting his title and even booed Pandya by loud jeers.
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The hatred for Pandya had elevated a lot that former cricketer-turned-commentator needed to ask followers to “behave” when the MI skipper had turned up on the toss earlier than an IPL sport on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Such has been the downfall for Mumbai Indians that they grew to become the primary facet to be eradicated from the playoff race having misplaced eight of their 12 matches and at the moment are languishing on the ninth spot within the factors desk.
Pandya’s captaincy has been beneath scrutiny and he has been slammed for his timid strategy and haphazard choices all through the match.
Now forward of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians on the Eden Gardens on Saturday, a video goes viral the place Rohit Sharma will be seen speaking to KKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar.
Although the noise within the video will not be clear because of fixed cheering by followers for Rohit within the background, he will be heard saying, “Ek ek cheez change ho raha hai…Woh unke upar hai…Jo bhi hai woh mera ghar hai bhai, woh temple jo hai na maine banwaya hai.” The final audible line within the chat is “Bhai mera kya mera to ye final hai“.
The transfer got here as a impolite shock for the MI followers they usually thronged the stadiums extending their help to Rohit by cheering and chanting his title and even booed Pandya by loud jeers.
IPL ORANGE CAP | IPL PURPLE CAP | IPL POINTS TABLE
The hatred for Pandya had elevated a lot that former cricketer-turned-commentator needed to ask followers to “behave” when the MI skipper had turned up on the toss earlier than an IPL sport on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Such has been the downfall for Mumbai Indians that they grew to become the primary facet to be eradicated from the playoff race having misplaced eight of their 12 matches and at the moment are languishing on the ninth spot within the factors desk.
Pandya’s captaincy has been beneath scrutiny and he has been slammed for his timid strategy and haphazard choices all through the match.
Now forward of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians on the Eden Gardens on Saturday, a video goes viral the place Rohit Sharma will be seen speaking to KKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar.
Although the noise within the video will not be clear because of fixed cheering by followers for Rohit within the background, he will be heard saying, “Ek ek cheez change ho raha hai…Woh unke upar hai…Jo bhi hai woh mera ghar hai bhai, woh temple jo hai na maine banwaya hai.” The final audible line within the chat is “Bhai mera kya mera to ye final hai“.
Although the remainder of the dialog will not be audible, followers had been fast to react on it and speculated that Rohit was speaking concerning the MI captaincy and a few followers even alleged that KKR had deleted the video after importing it on X.
Rohit Sharma and Abhishek Nayar return a good distance from their Mumbai home cricket days and are good buddies. Nayar can also be credited with taking part in an enormous position in Rohit’s comeback into the Indian group after 2011 ODI World Cup snub.