MI jumped up the points table and secured the 8th position. Earlier, there were also news that Rohit Sharma could be handed back the captaincy as the team saw back to back losses.
“It can happen. It's a big call because whatever little I understand these franchises and owners, they don't hesitate in taking calls," Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary had told Cricbuzz.
Since Pandya has taken over the MI captaincy, he has been facing a tough IPL phase this year. With hostile crowd at stadiums, who keeps booing the MI skipper, questions too have been raised on his poor on-field decisions.
Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the upcoming T20 World Cup while Hardik Pandya will be his deputy. "I am confident that India will lift the 2024 T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy at Barbados," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah said in February while naming Rohit the leader of the Men in Blue.Milestone Alert!
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