Cricket pundit and previous India player Aakash Chopra feels that Hardik Pandya as a skipper is certainly not a “completed item”. Hardik made a re-visitation of the five-time champions in an economic agreement between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians in front of the Indian Chief Association (IPL) 2024. While many anticipated that Hardik should play under Rohit’s captaincy, MI’s choice to hand the captaincy to the 30-year-old all-rounder prior this week got many unsuspecting. While facilitating JioCinema’s day to day sports show ‘#AAKASHVANI’, Aakash gave his interpretation of Pandya’s arrangement and said, “It’s my comprehension and not some inside news. At the point when Hardik (Pandya) chose to move from Gujarat, captaincy might have been a piece of the arrangement. This choice would have been most certainly imparted to Rohit Sharma too.”
“Rohit would have additionally been advised about Mumbai Indians‘ likely arrangements. I feel Ashish Nehra played a huge part in making Hardik the chief he was at Gujarat Titans. In this way, Mumbai’s occupation is removed. They need to give inputs at an alternate level for Hardik to repeat them on the field, since I don’t think Hardik, as a skipper, is a completed item yet,” Aakash added.
He further happened to and Rohit’s commitment as the head of the side calling him a legend and lauding the endeavors he put in for the beyond 10 years.
“Rohit is a legend. It’s a conclusion of a significant time period. He drove the group for a considerable length of time and come out on top for five IPL championships. He worked a ton for this and furthermore procured a ton of distinction. However, there comes when you begin contemplating what’s in store. In all honesty, the most recent two years have been normal for MI, taking into account the exclusive requirements they have set for themselves,” Aakash said.
“While it’s critical to allow somebody an opportunity with impeccable timing, it’s significantly more basic to choose when to relinquish somebody. There has been discussion via virtual entertainment that Rohit ought to have been permitted to leave according to his very own preferences, or might be permitted to lead MI in one match before Hardik was approached to dominate. I for one don’t buy into it. There is nobody greater than a group,” Aakash added.
Rohit is yet to respond to Pandya’s arrangement as MI captain.
