Mumbai Indians turned heads with a large commerce simply earlier than the public sale getting maintain of Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans after not retaining him two years in the past. Furthermore, the franchise determined to maneuver on from Rohit Sharma the captain handing the reins to Hardik forward of the 2024 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This led to huge criticism particularly among the many followers however head coach Mark Boucher, in a latest interview, termed the transfer as ‘purely cricketing determination’.
He additionally referred to as it a transition part whereas additionally stating that he desires Rohit to take pleasure in his time as a participant with out the stress of main the workforce. Notably, the previous MI skipper endured a few unusual seasons with the bat in 2022 and 2023 mustering solely 268 at a strike fee of 120.18 and 332 runs at 132.80 respectively. “I feel it was purely a cricketing determination. We noticed the window interval to get Hardik again as a participant. For me it is a transition part. Lots of people do not perceive in India, individuals get fairly emotional, however you recognize you are taking the feelings away from it.
“I feel it is simply extra of a cricketing determination that was made and I do suppose it will carry one of the best out of Rohit as an individual as a participant. Simply let him exit and revel in and rating some good runs,” Boucher stated on Smash Sports activities podcast. Nonetheless, Rohit’s spouse Ritika Sajdeh has hinted at a large controversy commenting on Instagram the place the podcast has been shared stating that a number of issues have gone flawed. “So many issues flawed with this,” Ritika commented and that hasn’t taken a lot time to be a focus for the followers.
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Here is her remark:
Notably, the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah had additionally posted cryptic tales on their Instagram account after Hardik Pandya’s captaincy announcement was made official. However then, quickly MI clarified not directly that each one is effectively between the gamers and the workforce. A number of experiences have surfaced since then concerning the matter however actually, Ritika’s remark suggests that each one shouldn’t be effectively behind the scenes between Rohit and Mumbai Indians and it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how he performs in IPL 2024.