Hardik Pandya, the Indian cricketer has been named as the new skipper of the IPL team Mumbai Indians and with this, MI will make a new beginning and Rohit Sharma’s era has come to an end.
Hitman has led MI for over a decade, starting from the IPL 2013 till the IPL 2023 and under his leadership, MI became the most successful team of the IPL with 5 titles win. However, later on, CSK managed to equal their title wins but still nobody can deny the fact that Rohit Sharma has contributed immensely in the development of MI as a team.
Hardik Pandya’s appointment as the MI skipper has evoked mixed reactions from the MI fans as some have accepted the change but there are many who are not happy and they are slamming the MI management for treating Rohit Sharma in this manner. In the last 24 hours, MI has lost around 8 lakh followers on their Instagram account as the angry fans are expressing their anguish in this manner and trends like #RIPMumbaiIndians, #ShameonMI, etc. are trending on X.
Here are some selected reactions:
13.2M to 12.6M
And they say we Rohit Sharma fans are converted fans.
RIP MUMBAI INDIANS pic.twitter.com/N2ex1GPsy3
— 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐮 🇮🇳 (@ChaitRo45) December 16, 2023
Rohit Surya bond is one of the best bond in cricketing field
RIP MUMBAI INDIANS pic.twitter.com/IygInATXwD
— Vikas Yadav 🇮🇳 (@imvikasyadav_) December 16, 2023
From 13.4m to 12.6m , Mumbai Indians lost 8 Lakh followers in last 24 hours . This is the outrage they are facing from Rohit fans .
RIP MUMBAI INDIANS pic.twitter.com/92YE1o8zHq
— Dev 🇮🇳 (@time__square) December 16, 2023
Rohit Sharma fans are boycotting Jio Sim after what they did with Rohit Sharma . No disrespect will be tolerated !!!
RIP MUMBAI INDIANS pic.twitter.com/oqLGtZq7He
— Dev 🇮🇳 (@time__square) December 16, 2023
The best human being currently in world cricket but still Mdc Mi done worst to him just for chapri kaluwa pandya 💔
RIP MUMBAI INDIANS pic.twitter.com/yWuvEt8fXk
— 𝗔𝘆𝘂𝘀𝗵 🇮🇳 (@RofiedAyush) December 16, 2023
Mumbai Indians and Hardik Pandya getting thrashed even in stand up comedy now 😭
RIP MUMBAI INDIANSpic.twitter.com/WPOrsrFP19
— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) December 16, 2023
It’s not the downfall.. it’s just the beginning
Just Wait And Watch.
RIP MUMBAI INDIANS
— Shubham 𝕏 (@DankShubhum) December 16, 2023
Rohit Sharma please leave Ramdi franchise and come back to Hyderabad.
RIP MUMBAI INDIANS pic.twitter.com/gzMnPeEaNz
— VECTOR 𝕏 (@Vector_45R) December 16, 2023
Heyy @mipaltan ,
You will soon be punished for your actions.. Karma will hit you back very soon..👍😊Shame On you Chu..Mumbai Indians
RIP MUMBAI INDIANShttps://t.co/NPTxUhtvaJ
— 🧢ʀᴀᴊɴᴀɴᴅᴀɴɪ ꜱɪɴɢʜ⁴⁵🇮🇳 ( Rohika) (@Singh_Ro45) December 16, 2023
Just broke my 5 year old Jio sim , you'll suffer more Ambanis for disrespecting Rohit Sharma .
RIP MUMBAI INDIANS pic.twitter.com/a6EFNftMMm
— Dev 🇮🇳 (@time__square) December 16, 2023
However, the fans of MS Dhoni are a little happy as their favourite cricketer is leading Chennai Super Kings from 2008 and the players who succeeded him as skippers in the national team have lost the captaincy of their IPL teams.
Earlier, Virat Kohli gave up captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore and now Rohit Sharma has been replaced by Hardik Pandya but MS Dhoni continues to lead CSK and the CSK fans are going gaga over his longevity.
Check out some selected reactions:
no way rohit's and kohli's captaincy tenure ended before dhoni 😭😭😭
— 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗹 🪐 (@plentifullsoul) December 15, 2023
Rohit Sharma sacked form the Mumbai Indians 😍 pic.twitter.com/sRbqSKgcpx
— Dennis❤️ (@DenissForReal) December 15, 2023
Who would have thought. Dhoni would remain a captain longer than Kohli & Rohit pic.twitter.com/MpvARIGORE
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) December 15, 2023
Rohit – Removed from MI Captaincy
Kohli – Forced to step down as RCB Captain
MS Dhoni – Running CSK at age of 42.
We have power We have aura We are the Authority !!!!pic.twitter.com/VcHYjhJBgr https://t.co/Rp9PDZIvJP
— 🌏 (@SuperThala7) December 15, 2023
Virat Kohli Got Sacked From International And Ipl Captaincy
Rohit Sharma Got Sacked From Captaincy In Ipl
And There Is Ms Dhoni Who Never Got Sacked And Used To Sack Others From Team
The Longevity Of my captain #MSDhoni#MumbaiIndians #MSDhoni𓃵https://t.co/vFojvVteaS— 𝑃𝑖𝑘𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑢☆•° (@11eleven_4us) December 15, 2023
This guy's gonna step down from captaincy after the two guys who were his successors. What in the longevity is this? pic.twitter.com/hknwzyUkuO
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) December 15, 2023
India is a cricket crazy nation and this incident has proved one thing that in regard to the IPL, for the Indian cricket fans, their favourite cricketer is more important than the team.
The MI team management would not have got slammed so much if Rohit Sharma had given up his captaincy on his own and declared Hardik Pandya as the new skipper.
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