{"id":4412,"date":"2023-12-16T06:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T06:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2023-12-16T06:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T06:13:12","slug":"fan-burns-mi-jersey-after-removal-of-rohit-sharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/fan-burns-mi-jersey-after-removal-of-rohit-sharma\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2024 [WATCH]: Fan burns Mumbai Indians jersey after removal of Rohit Sharma as captain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rohit Sharma has been removed as Mumbai Indians\u2019 captain ahead of IPL 2024.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mumbai won five IPL titles under the leadership of Rohit.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a surprising move that sent shockwaves through the cricketing community,&nbsp;<strong>Mumbai Indians (MI)<\/strong>&nbsp;announced the appointment of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/player\/727\/hardik-pandya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hardik Pandya<\/a>&nbsp;as their captain for the upcoming&nbsp;<strong>Indian Premier League (IPL)<\/strong>&nbsp;2024 season, replacing the long-serving skipper&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/player\/115\/rohit-sharma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rohit Sharma<\/a>. The decision was made public on Friday, marking a significant leadership transition for the defending champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rohit-sharmas-legacy-as-captain\">Rohit Sharma\u2019s legacy as captain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rohit, one of the most successful captain in IPL history, led the Mumbai Indians to five title victories in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. His tenure as captain has been synonymous with success and consistency and he is also the current skipper of Team India so making the leadership change all of a sudden has expectedly so surprised the fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hardik-pandyas-return-in-mega-transfer-deal\">Hardik Pandya\u2019s return in mega transfer deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, Mumbai Indians orchestrated a major move ahead of the IPL 2024 mini auction by bringing back star all-rounder Hardik in a mega transfer deal worth INR 15 crore from the&nbsp;<strong>Gujarat Titans (GT)<\/strong>. Pandya had previously spent seven seasons with Mumbai Indians, contributing significantly to their four title wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MixCollage-15-Dec-2023-07-01-PM-8250-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Rohit Sharma \" class=\"wp-image-4415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MixCollage-15-Dec-2023-07-01-PM-8250-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MixCollage-15-Dec-2023-07-01-PM-8250-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MixCollage-15-Dec-2023-07-01-PM-8250-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MixCollage-15-Dec-2023-07-01-PM-8250-360x203.webp 360w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MixCollage-15-Dec-2023-07-01-PM-8250.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/rohit-sharma-captaincy-royalty-and-mastermind-behind-mi\/\"><strong>Rohit Sharma: Captaincy royalty and mastermind behind Mumbai Indians\u2019 phoenix-like rise in IPL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an official statement, Mumbai Indians acknowledged the significance of the leadership transition, stating, \u201cRenowned 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fan-outrage-on-social-media\">Fan outrage on social media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to replace Rohit with Hardik as captain did not sit well with many Mumbai Indians fans, who expressed their disappointment and anger on social media platforms. However, one fan took his displeasure to an extreme by burning a Mumbai Indians jersey in protest against the leadership change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video capturing the fan burning the Mumbai Indians\u2019 jersey has gone viral on the internet, intensifying the controversy surrounding the captaincy change. The fan\u2019s extreme reaction highlights the emotional attachment that supporters often develop with their favourite teams and players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you burn something, it goes off from your life ..that&#39;s why I burned Mumbai Indians jersey. I have never ever disrespected any club&quot;s jersey till now !!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RohitSharma%F0%93%83%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RohitSharma\ud80c\udcf5<\/a> made MI <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6L0hk21W5E\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/6L0hk21W5E<\/a><\/p>&mdash; &#8211; (@kakarla_07) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kakarla_07\/status\/1735705317131043108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprising move that sent shockwaves through the cricketing community,&nbsp;Mumbai Indians (MI)&nbsp;announced the appointment of&nbsp;Hardik Pandya&nbsp;as their captain for the upcoming&nbsp;Indian Premier League (IPL)&nbsp;2024 season, replacing the long-serving skipper&nbsp;Rohit Sharma. 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