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Ambati Rayudu, who played for both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, expressed his views on the 17th edition of the IPL.

Ahead of the 2024 season, Hardik was traded to MI and was announced as their captain.

Grade A+ category features the cricketing stalwarts, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja, underscoring their pivotal roles in the squad.

While the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been eyeing to make comebacks in the national side, some younger players have chosen to skip First Class cricket upsetting the BCCI.

Hardik Pandya might miss the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, while his participation in the IPL is also not a certainty at this point.

Mumbai Indians followers on social media plummet as the franchise replaced Captain Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya for IPL 2024

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The flurry of posts comes after the Mumbai Indians management sacked Rohit Sharma as the team's captain and replaced him with Hardik Pandya who will be joining back the team after playing from Gujarat Titans in the last two seasons.   

MI named Hardik Pandya as their captain for the upcoming 2024 edition.

Renowned all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to take the helm as the captain of the Mumbai Indians, succeeding its longest-serving, one of the most successful and loved captains the illustrious Rohit Sharma, MI said in a statement

"I am delighted and proud to assume the Captaincy of Gujarat Titans and thank the franchise for their trust in me to lead such a fine team," said Gill.

Sources had been saying to IANS for the last few days that trades involving Hardik and Green were likely to happen even though they didn't materialise before the IPL 2024 retentions deadline ended at 5pm on Sunday, November 26.

The all-rounder led the Gujarat-based franchise to win the title in the 2022 season of the IPL and was also named the 'Player of the Match' in the final game against Rajasthan Royals.

 There was some good news on MS Dhoni's availability, with him being retained by Chennai Super Kings for the entire 2024 season, after undergoing a knee surgery post making the franchise win IPL 2023.

While Shami's inclusion was a big boost to the bowling attack, Suryakumar continued to have a woeful show in the ODI format.

The trade involves an all-cash agreement where the Mumbai-based franchise will pay a salary of 15 crore rupees to the 30-year-old player and an undisclosed transfer fee to the Titans.

Under his leadership, Gujrat Titans clinched their first IPL title in their debut season in 2023.

The ICC confirmed on Saturday that the star all-rounder won't be able to continue in the mega tournament due to a left ankle injury sustained during the league match against Bangladesh on October 19.

Pandya had injured himself when he appeared to twist his left ankle while trying to stop a shot in his follow-through. He played no further part in that match, and was taken for scans.

Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is reportedly not completely fit to be playing the remaining league stage, which will include matches against Sri Lanka, South Africa and Netherlands in that order.