Former Mumbai Indians’ mentor Anil Kumble has revealed how the franchise made Rohit Sharma their captain. He said that when they lost 4-5 games in IPL 2013, he went to the batter and asked him If he was ready to take the role.
Rohit Sharma – ether most successful IPL skipper
There’s no doubt about the ability of Rohit Sharma as a player and skipper in the IPL. It’s fair to say the right-hander has put in all the hard yards to make team the most dominant in the league.
After initially playing for two years, he was handed the captaincy of the franchise in 2013 and he left a mark in the very first season as skipper after he led the team to title victory. Since then he hasn’t looked back and has made Mumbai Indians the most successful in the league.
He led Mumbai Indians to the title record five times, winning in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Apart from these, the batter has guided the team to the two champions league title as well. Not only with the captaincy but he has led from the front as well as he has scored truckloads of runs for the side and is among the leading run-scorer in the league.
IPL Promo featuring Rohit Sharma. pic.twitter.com/dmIWnnJjtQ
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 14, 2023
Rohit will captain the team in this year’s IPL as well. After a dismal outing in the last season, where MI ended last on the points table, the opening batter would want to turn the tables around and guide his team to the 6th title.
“Rohit replied that he is ready,” Anil Kumble on when MI approached Rohit Sharma for the captaincy role
With Rohit Sharma being the most successful leader in the IPL, Former Mumbai Indians’ mentor Anil Kumble has revealed how the franchise made him as their captain. Speaking on Jio Cinema, he said:
“When we lost 4-5 games in IPL 2013, John Wright & I ask Rohit Sharma that are you keen to take up Mumbai captaincy & Rohit replied that he is ready. From then, we never looked back, he has been incredible & won most IPL as captain”.
Anil Kumble (in Jio Cinema) said "When we lost 4-5 games in IPL 2013, John Wright & I ask Rohit Sharma that are you keen to take up Mumbai captaincy & Rohit replied that he is ready. From then, we never looked back, he has been incredible & won most IPL as captain".
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 18, 2023
The IPL 2023 will kick start from 31st March and the Mumbai Indians will open their campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 2.
