Not Mumbai Indians! Wasim Akram Calls For Rohit Sharma To Play At Former Champions In IPL 2025

09/05/2024

not mumbai indians! wasim akram calls for rohit sharma to play at former champion kolkata knight riders in ipl 2025

Since Rohit Sharma’s removal as the Mumbai Indians (MI) captain with Hardik Pandya taking charge ahead of the 17th edition, speculation has been rife that the Indian captain is playing his last season for the franchise in 2024 with a mega auction loading in 2025.

Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has yet to announce the retention rules for the 2025 season, there is debate over whether MI should keep Rohit in their ranks or move towards building a new core of young players.

Ex-Pakistan captain Wasim Akram made a bold prediction and stated that Rohit will not be part of MI in the IPL in 2025. Akram expressed his wish for Rohit to join the two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders and play under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy.

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“I have a feeling he won’t be at Mumbai Indians next season. I would love to see him at KKR. Imagine him open there, Gauti as a mentor, Iyer as a captain, they will have a very strong batting unit, on that wicket. He bats very well on any wicket, he is that great a player. But it will be good to see him at KKR,” said Akram to Sportskeeda.

Rohit is the IPL’s joint most successful captain (5 titles) along with MS Dhoni, as well as the joint most decorated player (6 titles) alongside Ambati Rayudu.

Rohit started his IPL career with the Deccan Chargers in 2008 and stayed with them for three seasons, which included being a vital part of the 2009 title-winning team. The Indian cricket legend was purchased by the Mumbai Indians in the 2011 IPL mega auction and has been part of the franchise since then.

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Rohit captained MI for a decade, having taken charge in 2013 and remaining the man in charge till the end of the 2023 campaign. The Mumbai-based franchise won each of their five IPL titles under Rohit’s captaincy in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2023.

Akram was the bowling coach of the Knight Riders from 2010 to 2017, which included both their title-winning seasons in 2012 and 2024.

Inspired by two-time IPL-winning captain Gautam Gambhir’s return to the club as mentor and skipper Shreyas Iyer’s comeback from injury, KKR have been in red-hot form in IPL 2024 and currently sit on top of the table with 16 points in 11 games, having won eight and lost only three matches.

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