Which Team Should Rohit Sharma Join If He Decides To Leave Mumbai Indians After IPL 2024?

Ranajit Dhar

getcricketnews|14-04-2024

There has been a lot of speculation regarding Rohit Sharma's future after IPL 2024 since the star India batter was removed as the Mumbai Indians skipper. Ahead of the new season, his ten-year tenure as the MI captain came to an unceremonious end as he was replaced by Hardik Pandya after the all-rounder completed a sensational trade from Gujarat Titans. Since then, rumours have been flying around about Rohit potentially leaving the franchise at the end of IPL 2024 and that can result in some exciting partnerships for all cricket fans. With no official confirmation on Rohit's future, here's a look at how each franchise may suit the Indian cricket team skipper if he decides to leave MI - Chennai Super Kings One franchise that has been heavily favoured to be Rohit's next destination in the IPL is Chennai Super Kings. However, with Ruturaj Gaikwad opening the batting with Devon Conway and the franchise also buying Rachin Ravindra for IPL 2024, the addition of Rohit can cause a bit of an issue for the side. In that situation, the team management may look to use Rohit as a middle-order option or even a proper power-hitter. Secondly, Ruturaj has just replaced MS Dhoni as the captain and with the side looking at him as a long-term option, it is highly unlikely that Rohit will be considered for captaincy. Kolkata Knight Riders KKR have struggled a lot to find a stable opening partnership in the past couple of seasons and with Rohit Sharma in their ranks, the team management may finally have a solution. A partnership with Phil Salt will allow Rohit to play his natural game and with Shreyas Iyer struggling both as a batter as well as a captain, the veteran star can easily become the captaincy pick for the franchise. Rohit as captain and Gautam Gambhir staying as team mentor - a duo that can end up causing ripples in the IPL. Gujarat Titans There will hardly be any cricket fan who will not want to see Rohit and Shubman Gill open the batting and it will also solve a big hole in the GT batting system. But, once again, captaincy may be an issue as Gill is a young skipper who recently replaced Hardik and the franchise may want to stick with him. Lucknow Super Giants Rohit joining LSG can actually be great news for KL Rahul. With an experienced opener like Rohit at the top of the order, Rahul may finally have the freedom to bat lower down the order and provide more support to the middle order. When it comes to captaincy, there is a chance that LSG may gamble on Rohit as their pick with Rahul learning from him and taking over the position once again in the future. Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals are quite well set on paper and with Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sanju Samson forming a strong opening 3, the introduction of Rohit may end up causing more problems for the team. Add to that the support that RR have consistently shown in Sanju as their leader and a move for Rohit to RR may end up causing a difficult situation for both the player as well as the team.
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