Hardik will not play
Hardik Pandya was found guilty of slow over rate in 3 matches of IPL 2024. Due to which a match was banned on him. The Mumbai team was out of the season by the time when Hardik was banned by Hardik last season, so Hardik could not suffer it. But this time Hardik will have to suffer it in the first match. Now Hardik will have to sit out of the first match against CSK. In such a situation, it will be special to see who will be the captain of Mumbai in the absence of Hardik. Mumbai has 3 more options to replace Hardik.
1. Suryakumar Yadav
The biggest contender to replace Hardik in the Mumbai team is Suryakumar Yadav himself. Surya is currently the captain of Team India in T20 format. Hardik also plays Surya under Surya. Surya has a good experience of captaincy and he has also been involved in the team of Mumbai Indians for the last several years. In such a situation, Surya will be the biggest contender to become captain in place of Hardik.
2. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, who won the IPL trophy 5 times to the Mumbai Indians team, can also replace Hardik. Rohit still captains Team India in Tests and ODIs and recently made Team India the champion of T20 World Cup under his captaincy. In such a situation, Mumbai does not have a better option than Rohit. Rohit was also the captain of the team till 2023. Later from 2024, Mumbai chose Hardik as its captain.
3. Jaspreet Bumrah
Jaspreet Bumrah is the third biggest contender to replace Hardik. Bumrah has also experienced captaincy. He captained Team India in 2 matches in the Border Gavaskar series. At the same time, Bumrah is also considered to be the future captain of Team India in Test format. If Rohit and Surya are not ready for the captaincy of Mumbai, then the management can also look at Bumrah. Bumrah has been a part of Mumbai Indians since his debut in the IPL.
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