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Mumbai Indians Replaces Rohit Sharma With Hardik Pandya As New Captain For IPL 2024; Franchise Looses 4 Lakh Followers Within One Hour- TWITTER REACTS!

Rohit Sharma is no longer Mumbai Indians captain and the franchise lost 4 lakh followers on Twitter within an hour of Hardik Pandya's new skipper announcement

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Sat Dec 16 2023, 15:47:56 7348 views
After revealing Hardik Pandya as the new captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 season, the Mumbai Indians experienced a significant loss of 400,000 followers on Twitter within just an hour. This surprising announcement marked Pandya's transition from the former Gujarat Titans' leadership and took over the reins from the legendary Rohit Sharma, who boasts five IPL titles under his belt. 

The Indian opener led the Mumbai Indians since 2013 and secured a record five IPL titles, a feat equaled by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in IPL 2023, will no longer be captaining his franchise in IPL 2024. Sharma, absent from T20Is for India after the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final loss, took a cricket hiatus following India's World Cup 2023 final defeat. He is poised to make a return during the two-match Test series against South Africa commencing on December 26.

Fans are furious over this decision of Mumbai Indians and felt Rohit Sharma, who was there with the team during their highs and lows, didn't deserve this treatment from the club. Fans burned MI jersey and showed anger on Twitter over Hardik's announcement and said this is not the way to treat your players who were so loyal. Many suggested that Hitman should come back to his boyhood club Hyderabad, a team where he started his IPL journey. Take a look at netizens' angry reaction below. 






After steering the Gujarat Titans to a triumphant IPL debut, Hardik Pandya, who initially began his IPL journey with the Mumbai Indians, returns to his former franchise after two successful years leading the Titans. Under Pandya's leadership, the Titans clinched the IPL title in their maiden season, overpowering the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 final. His remarkable performance, bagging three crucial wickets and contributing 34 runs, earned him the player of the match distinction. In the subsequent 2023 season, Pandya continued to excel, guiding the Titans to the final, where they faced a nail-biting defeat against MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in a thrilling last-ball encounter.
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