Hardik Pandya can be seen handling the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025. Obviously, if the franchise has removed Rohit Sharma and handed over the command to him, then it would like to stick to its decision. In such a situation, it is believed that Rohit can leave Mumbai Indians next season. Yes, reports claimed that Rohit can leave MI before the mega auction of IPL 2025. If this happens, then there are definitely some teams who would like to hand over the captaincy to him by joining him immediately. In this article, we will take a look at the 3 teams, which would like to make Rohit Sharma their captain next season.
Also Read: Why did Shahrukh Khan Shout CSK-CSK Chants after KKR Won IPL 2024 Trophy? Watch Video
Table of Contents
3 Franchises Targeting Rohit Sharma as their Future Captain for IPL 2025
1) Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders won the trophy in IPL 2024. Even though the captain of the team is Shreyas Iyer, all the credit for the victory went to mentor Gautam Gambhir. It would not be wrong to say that Iyer was a field captain under Gambhir. Now if Rohit Sharma leaves Mumbai, then KKR will not want to miss this opportunity and in any case, they would like to hand over the command of the team to Hitman. Hitman and Gambhir share a very good on-field relationship.
2) Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant was given the captaincy of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020. But, there was no significant difference in Delhi’s performance and the team has not been able to open the account of title win. Therefore, as soon as the option of captain Rohit, who has won the trophy for Mumbai 5 times, opens up, DC would like to hand over the command of the team to him by joining him.
3) Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is at the forefront in adding senior players to their team. Therefore, if Rohit Sharma leaves Mumbai, then CSK will definitely think about adding Hitman to their team. Last season, Dhoni handed over the captaincy of the team to Rituraj Gaikwad. But, if Rohit comes to CSK, then once again Gaikwad can learn a lot from Hitman by playing as a player. In such a situation, after Dhoni, he can emerge as a better captain by playing under Rohit.