Rohit Sharma has been removed from the captaincy of Mumbai Indians ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024 season. After being removed from the captaincy, there are many speculations about him. One of them is that Rohit is now going to join Chennai Super Kings. Although there has been no official statement from CSK or Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma’s wife Ritika Sajdeh commented on CSK’s Instagram page with a yellow heart emoji. Ritika made these comments on CSK’s post, where they paid tribute to Rohit Sharma for 10 years of strong captaincy for the Mumbai Indians franchise. In such a situation, the question has started to arise in the minds of the fans, Rohit Sharma will leave Mumbai Indians next season and join CSK.
Rohit Sharma is considered to be the most successful captain in IPL history. Rohit won the title five times (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020) during his captaincy. He became the first captain in the IPL to do so, but at the age of 36, Mumbai decided on the future of Rohit Sharma and removed him from the captaincy.
Hardik was released by MI ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction and the all-rounder went on to lead Gujarat Titans, a newbie franchise that came into existence in 2022. Hardik Pandya found immediate success in his first season as IPL captain as he led Gujarat Titans to the title in 2022 and the final in 2023. GT reached the final under the captaincy of Hardik for the second consecutive season, but he could not defend his title.