The Reliance-owned franchise, in the most talked about one-way 'all-cash trade' in the IPL history, bought back all-rounder Hardik Pandya after his successful two-year stint with Gujarat Titans
The Aussie captain briefly became the most expensive player in the history of IPL, before Kolkata Knight Riders bagged Pat's compatriot Mitchell Starc for Rs. 24.75 cr after a fierce bidding battle with the Gujarat Titans
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.
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.
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.
Rohit is a quality player. What I do think is that he led from the front in regards to driving toward the sort of way we wanted to play, said Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher
