FACT CHECK! Hardik Pandya STEPS Down as Mumbai Indians Captain, Rohit Sharma to Take Over During MI vs RR IPL 2024 Match

Mumbai: So, has Hardik Pandya stepped down as the captain of the Mumbai Indians side after losses against Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad? There are multiple tweets which hint that the move has already taken place and Rohit Sharma would be leading the side against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede today. No, Hardik is still the captain of the side and would be leading the team against the Royals tonight at the Wankhede. There is no official statement on this claim, but tweets are there on X.

Here are some of the fake tweets that are doing the rounds:

Hardik Pandya steps down from the captaincy of Mumbai Indians..

— Crish Bhatia (@bhatiacrish___) April 1, 2024

Looks like fans are coming up with such news as it is April Fool’s day today.

“Everyone is different, Rohit has a different way of leading the side, Hardik has a different way. As we all know, Hardik is one of the successful captains coming from GT where they made two finals in two years.” – Piyush Chawla said ahead of the game tonight.

Squads:

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Dubey, Kunal Singh Rathore

Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka, Mohammad Nabi, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Gopal, Luke Wood, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Dewald Brevis