Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title. This happened when Rohit Sharma was removed by his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians even after being the captain for 10 years and winning the title 5 times. Since then, there have been constant talks that Rohit may leave Mumbai Indians and play for another team next season. There is also a mega auction to be held before the next season and in such a situation, its possibility seems high. But if Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has his way, then Rohit can remain with Mumbai. Yes, Shah Rukh i.e. the owner of IPL 2024 champion Kolkata Knight Riders.
Now you must also be wondering that the decision which is in the hands of the owners of Mumbai Indians, how can KKR owner SRK take it? We will give you the answer to this later. First it is important to know where this news came from. Actually, on Wednesday, July 31, the board officials had a meeting with the owners of the IPL team at the BCCI headquarters. The reason for this meeting was the discussion about the change in the rules before the next season of the league, in which the issue of player retention was the most important. There was a discussion about player retention, but an issue came up in this meeting, which can change IPL forever.
Shahrukh made a big demand from BCCI
So the thing is that this time a mega auction is to be organized before the next season of IPL. Now what happens in the mega auction is that the teams are able to retain only 3-4 players and they have to prepare the squad again. In such a situation, many teams which perform well also have to change their team. This is the reason why in this meeting of BCCI, Shah Rukh Khan demanded to end the mega auction forever. According to the reports, not only Shah Rukh, but some other franchise owners apart from him expressed their desire to stop the mega auction in front of BCCI officials.
Will Rohit Sharma stay in Mumbai?
Since the beginning of IPL, a mega auction has been held after every three seasons, on which the eyes of the players as well as the fans are fixed. This also becomes a source of entertainment in itself. Now, it remains to be seen whether BCCI accepts this demand of the franchise owners or not. If BCCI accepts this demand of Shah Rukh Khan and decides to end the mega auction and conduct only a mini auction, then it is certain that Mumbai Indians will retain its former captain and star batter Rohit Sharma. But, if Rohit himself asks for his release from the franchise then it is a different matter but many teams will benefit from the point of the mega auction.