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Rohit Sharma, the current captain of the Indian cricket team in the ODI and Test format, is likely to leave his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2025. As per several media reports, the former MI skipper will leave the franchise and move to join a different franchise for the forthcoming seasons of the cash-rich league. Notably, Sharma, who led the side to five IPL trophies was removed from the captaincy position before the previous season and was replaced by Hardik Pandya.
After the captaincy snub, several pundits and fans suggested that Sharma should leave the franchise and join some other team. While the former MI skipper played in the same franchise for IPL 2024, rumours have started to afloat that he might take a call before the IPL 2025 mega auction. As per latest media reports, the 37-year-old cricketer has made up his mind and is unlikely to stay at the franchise where he spent 13 glorious years of his IPL career.
Rohit Sharma’s IPL career at Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma made his IPL debut in the inception year of the franchise in 2008, when he was signed by the Hyderabad-based franchise, Deccan Chargers. Later in 2011, he was sold to Mumbai Indians for US $2 million. Under Sharma’s leadership, Mumbai Indians went on to become the joint most successful IPL franchise by winning titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Not only this, but Sharma also led MI to win the former Champions League Twenty20 in 2013.
The Nagpur-born cricketer has been one of the most successful players in the IPL as captain since 2013 of the Mumbai Indians. Not only this, but Sharma is one of the seven players who have scored 5,000 career runs in the tournament. In 2024, Sharma was sacked as the captain and was replaced by Hardik Pandya, which created massive controversy among fans.
