In the match played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians on Sunday, Mumbai finally ended their losing streak and secured a win. But after the match, fans were seen requesting Nita Ambani to give the captaincy back to Rohit Sharma. Let us tell you, Rohit Sharma was suddenly removed from the captaincy of Mumbai Indians (MI) before the start of last year’s IPL season. Fans of the five-time IPL-winning captain still believe and hope that he will be made the captain again.
Fan Made This Appeal With Folded Hands
Recently, during an event, a fan requested Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani with folded hands to make Rohit Sharma the captain again. Nita Ambani smiled, folded her hands in return, and nodded in response.
Rohit Sharma Struggling With Poor Form
Rohit Sharma, the captain of India’s ODI and Test teams, is playing as a batsman for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025. But his form has not been good this season. He has scored only 56 runs in five innings, with an average of 11.20 and a strike rate of 136.59.
Playing Under Hardik Pandya’s Captaincy
Before IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy. Since then, he has been playing under Hardik Pandya’s leadership. Hardik was booed by fans at many stadiums during IPL 2024, especially at Mumbai’s home ground — Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai Indians Playing-11
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dheer, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Sub: Karn Sharma.
Delhi Capitals Playing-11
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Sub: Karun Nair.