Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher avoids query on Rohit Sharma’s captaincy removal

Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher found himself in an uncomfortable situation while avoiding a question related to former captain Rohit Sharma during a media interaction ahead of the upcoming IPL season.

The journalist’s query regarding Rohit’s removal as captain saw both Boucher and new captain Hardik Pandya lost for words.

“I just want to know what was the one reason that made the management decide that Rohit should not captain Mumbai Indians and Hardik should captain the side?” the journalist asked.

A question related to Rohit Sharma skipped by Mark Boucher. pic.twitter.com/4nW7MwACmK

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Mark Boucher initially put the microphone up to respond to the query but then eventually shook his head and chose to stay tight-lipped.

Sitting beside Boucher, Captain Hardik too had a straight face amid an awkward moment of silence.

Hardik Pandya replaced a highly successful Rohit, who led the franchise to 5 IPL titles.

Following a successful 2 year stint at Gujarat Titans, where Hardik took the side to 2 finals and won one of them in 2022. The all-rounder returned to Mumbai in a high-profile trade ahead of the mini-auction.

MI earlier said that the change in leadership was part of their future planning. Mumbai Indians are the most successful IPL franchise alongside CSK who both have won 5 titles each.