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Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel made a big comment on Rohit Sharma's impact on Mumbai Indians in comparison to Hardik Pandya and his time with the Gujarat Titans. Sharma has led the Mumbai-based franchise to five IPL titles in seven years while Pandya was the GT captain in their maiden season where they won the IPL in 2022.
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But after the IPL 2024 retentions, Pandya was traded to the Mumbai Indians from Gujarat and then made the captain, replacing Rohit Sharma. Discussing the achievements of both players, Parthiv Patel spoke about how Hardik Pandya didn't win the IPL 2022 alone and needed a lot of help from head coach Ashish Nehra and the team management.
While addressing Rohit Sharma, Patel described the former Mumbai Indians captain can't be compared with anyone for his impact on the team's success. Parthiv Patel, while speaking on Jio Cinema, said: "Hardik Pandya didn't win that trophy alone - Ashish Nehra and the team management were there with him. But what Rohit Sharma has done for MI is incomparable."
Mumbai Indians IPL 2024 Squad:
Retained Players: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff
Traded: Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya (c)
Players bought at IPL 2024 auction: Gerald Coetzee (INR 5 crore), Dilshan Madushanka (INR 4.60 crore), Shreyas Gopal (INR 20 lakh), Nuwan Thushara (INR 4.80 crore), Naman Dhir (INR 20 lakh), Anshul Kamboj (INR 20 lakh), Mohammad Nabi ( INR 1.5 crore), Shivalik Sharma ( INR 20 lakh).
