After Hardik Pandya was named Mumbai Indian's new captain a cryptic post from Suryakumar Yadav surfaced on social media. Yadav tweeted an emoji of broken heart from Mumbai Indians after the management removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy.
Yadav was also the vice-captain of MI in the last IPL and had also led the team in a few matches where Rohit played as an Impact player.
The team made the official announcement of this leadership transition on their official media handles on Friday. Pandya moved back to MI from the Gujarat Titans (GT) in an all-cash trade deal last month.
He had shifted to the Titans ahead of the IPL 2022, winning the inaugural season and finishing as the runners-up in the 2023 campaign. Pandya, however, had started his IPL career with MI, who had bagged him at a bargain price of ₹10 lakh in 2015.
Mahela Jayawardene, Global Head of Performance, Mumbai Indians said, "It is part of legacy building and staying true to the MI philosophy of being future-ready. Mumbai Indians have always been blessed with exceptional leadership right from Sachin (Tendulkar) to Harbhajan (Singh) and Ricky (Ponting) to Rohit, who while contributing to the immediate success have always had an eye on strengthening the team for the future. It is in keeping with this philosophy that Hardik Pandya will assume captaincy of Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2024 season."
First Published: Dec 16, 2023 3:11 PM IST
