Lucknow: Veteran batsman Rohit Sharma may not be captaining Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, but his captaincy is often discussed. All the players who have played under the leadership of Hitman have praised Rohit a lot and now former Mumbai fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan has also joined this list. Let us tell you that Sharma is the most successful captain of IPL and he has made MI champion 5 times under his leadership. McClenaghan has also played under the captaincy of Rohit and played an important role in making the team champion in 2019.
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McClenaghan says that Rohit backs the players and is a great leader. Actually, Rohit was removed from the captaincy before the start of IPL 2024 and in his place the franchise appointed star all-rounder Hardik Pandya as its new captain. After this, there was a lot of resentment among the fans also. However, now Mitchell has given a big statement while talking to ESPN Cricinfo.
He said, “Rohit Sharma is a class player. He is a leader of men. He gives you a lot of confidence as a player. He supports you all the time and is very friendly with the players. Rohit builds good relationships with the players and gives you confidence as a leader. He listens to you all the time.”
Rohit Sharma's performance has been disappointing in IPL 2024
Let us tell you that Rohit captained the team from 2013 to 2023. During this period, he made Mumbai champion 5 times and now his place has been taken by Hardik Pandya. If we talk about Rohit in IPL 2024, he has been seen helping Hardik on many occasions. So this season he had batted well in the beginning but in the last few matches he has not scored runs from his bat. This year, Sharma has played a total of 13 matches so far, in which he has scored 349 runs with an average of 29.8 and strike rate of 145.42. During this period, only one century has come from his bat.
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