Ahmedabad: On the eve of the start of IPL-2023, the captains of all the teams were photographed at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the picture released by the IPL, the captains of all the other teams except Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma were seen. Various speculations started on this. There was also a joke on social media that Rohit would now get himself photographed with the trophy. However, according to a report, he was a little unwell and that’s why he could not attend the photo session of the captains. In fact, before the opening match between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, all the captains came to pose with the gleaming IPL trophy , But a big name i.e. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was missing from this picture. People on social media platforms are curious as to why Rohit is not in the picture.
Meanwhile, India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was also posing with the other team captains, indicating that he will lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in Aiden Markram’s absence. Aiden Markram, who was named captain by Hyderabad earlier this year, is leading the Proteas in a bilateral series against the Netherlands for his national team South Africa.
Meanwhile, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians look in a bit of trouble as the pace attack looks weak in the absence of Vejasprit Bumrah. Also, the team will miss Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson, who is out due to a hamstring injury. His unavailability has dealt a blow to Mumbai’s pace attack and compatriot Jason Behrendorff will now have more responsibilities.
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