There is very little time left for the start of the 17th season of IPL. It is noteworthy that this time the marquee tournament is the match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore starting from March 22. So, all the 10 teams are seen finalizing their preparations for the tournament, which also includes the name of five-time champion Mumbai Indians.

However, before the start of the tournament, Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians organized a team bonding activity in Alibaug for the team players to enhance the camaraderie in the team. In this activity, all the players along with the support staff of the team can be seen, but hitman Rohit Sharma was nowhere to be seen.

After Rohit was not seen in this activity, fans have started making various speculations on social media. So some fans say that once again a distance has been seen emerging between the cricketer and the franchise.

It is noteworthy that for IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians had appointed Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was traded from Gujarat Titans, as their new captain, after which there was a lot of discussion in the cricket world about Rohit’s captaincy.

Watch the video of team bonding activity of Mumbai Indians players

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Mumbai will start its campaign on March 24

It is noteworthy that Mumbai Indians, the five-time champions in IPL 2024, will start their winning campaign with the match against Gujarat Titans on March 24. This match between the two teams will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It will be worth watching how Mumbai Indians are going to perform under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya in the upcoming IPL season.