Sunil Gavaskar, the great batsman and former captain of the Indian cricket team (Sunil Gavaskar) ahead of the upcoming IPL 2024 (IPL 2024) Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) in place of Hardik Pandya (Hardik Pandya) has supported the decision of appointing Mumbai Indians (MI) as the captain.

Sunil Gavaskar said that considering the age of Rohit Sharma Mumbai Indians (MI) took the right decision to replace the Indian captain with star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. However, this decision of the five-time IPL champion franchise has left fans divided and rumors of differences between the two players remain in the headlines.

It is absolutely the right decision to remove Rohit Sharma and make Hardik Pandya the captain: Sunil Gavaskar.

But Sunil Gavaskar said that having Hardik Pandya as the captain will only benefit the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise and it will also give freedom to Rohit Sharma to play without any pressure. Will get it. The great batsman further said that Rohit is already under pressure of captaining Team India, and if MI tries to reduce that pressure, then there should be no problem in it.

Sunil Gavaskar was quoted as saying by Star Sports: “Look, he has always thought about the future of the franchise. Rohit Sharma is already 36 years old and there is a lot of pressure on him as he is the captain of India in all three formats of the game. He has just tried to reduce the burden of captaincy and put that responsibility on the young shoulders of Hardik Pandya.”

“Hardik can come at number 3 or number 5”

He further said, “Mumbai Indians are going to benefit by handing over the captaincy to Hardik. By doing this, he has given Rohit the freedom to play freely on top gear in the top-order. “After this, Hardik can come in at No. 3 or No. 5 and help them score 200-plus consistently.”