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India all-rounder Hardik Pandya spoke for the first time after being appointed the MI captain, taking over the reins from Rohit Sharma ahead of the IPL 2024. Speaking at the pre-season press conference, alongside Head Coach Mark Boucher, Pandya cleared his side of story stating that he doesn’t feel “weird in playing with Rohit Sharma”.
“Nothing weird in playing with Rohit Sharma. I have played under him all my life. He will be there to support me on the field,” he said at the presser on Monday, March 18. “He will always be there to help me. This team, what it has achieved, it has achieved under him and I just have to carry that forward. He is going to have his hand on my shoulders,” Pandya further added.
Was Rohit Sharma sacked of MI captaincy? Mark Boucher’s reaction goes viral
During the pre-season press conference, another journalist asked the MI duo, “What was the one reason that the management decided that Rohit Sharma should not be the MI captain and Hardik should be the captain?” Check the top betting trends on the best betting apps in India and sites.
However, both the MI captain and the Head Coach skipped the question and moved ahead, Mark Boucher’s reaction has since then gone viral, hinting fans that Sharma might have been sacked of captaincy role.
Watch Mark Boucher skip question related to Rohit Sharma:
