"We wanted to take captaincy pressure off Rohit", MI head coach Mark Boucher
Updated On: 06 February, 2024 04:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
We saw a window to get Hardik back as a player," Boucher told South Africa-based podcast `Banter with The Boys`. "We still want him (Rohit) as a player, absolutely because we know he has some great value to add and just go out there and actually enjoy it, without the hype of being the captain," he said
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Rohit Sharma, Mark Boucher, Hardik Pandya (Pic: AFP/File Pic)
Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher revealed the captaincy snub of Rohit Sharma stating that wanted to free him as a batter given that he did not have a great run in the past IPL seasons.
One of the most successful IPL franchises, Mumbai Indians bought back their star all-rounder Hardik Pandya after his successful two-year campaign with Gujarat Titans. They also named him as captain and have snubbed Rohit who led the team to five IPL titles.
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