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[Saba Sports News] Rohit Sharma getting sacked as by the Mumbai Indians (MI) from the captaincy post has become the cricketing hot potato.
While a section of fans believe that Mumbai Indians did not make the right decision by axing Rohit, there are others, who are in favour of Hardik Pandya being given the captaincy hat for for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
As per the reports, Rohit was already intimated by MI about their roadmap, which had Hardik as their new skipper, before the ODI World Cup 2023.
Now, a shocking tidbit around the news has emerged. As revealed by Sports Today, Delhi Capitals (DC) saw an opportunity in this and approached Mumbai Indians for a trade deal involving Rohit.
MI declined the offer and chose to retain their most successful captain, who has led the franchise to as many as five titles, the joint-most in the IPL.
DC finished at the ninth position in the previous IPL season. David Warner led the side in IPL 2023 due to Rishabh Pant’s unavailability.
Pant is expected to get fit soon and could make his comeback in IPL 2024. However, as there is no certainty on his return date, the Capitals might have sought Rohit’s services to use him as their captain.