Rohit Sharma owns the record for the highest championship wins by a captain in the Indian Premier League. He became the captain of the Mumbai Indians in 2013 after Ricky Ponting handed him the reins of the team midway during the season. Sharma led the team brilliantly and helped MI become the champions that season.
After the 2013 season, MI lifted the trophy in the years 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. The Mumbai-based franchise are five-time champions, with all five triumphs coming under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Several cricketers made their IPL debuts for Mumbai Indians under Rohit’s captaincy in the last 10 years.
Some of them have become superstars and captains of other IPL teams now. In this listicle now, we will look at the two such cricketers who started their IPL careers under the leadership of Rohit, then moved to another team, became their captain and led the side against Rohit’s team.
1. Hardik Pandya made his IPL debut under Rohit Sharma in 2015
10 years ago, when Ricky Ponting handed the reins of the team to Rohit at Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya was not even in the IPL. Pandya remained unsold in 2014 and then received a contract from the Mumbai Indians in 2015. Pandya made his debut in 2015 and quickly became an important part of the team.
Hardik played an important role in the team’s championships wins. In 2022, MI released Hardik, and then he joined Gujarat Titans as their captain.
2. Nitish Rana
The second name to feature on this list is of current Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana. The left-handed batter made his IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians in 2016 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore under Rohit’s captaincy.
A few days ago, Rana captained the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Mumbai Indians. While Suryakumar Yadav led MI, Rohit came in as an Impact Player.
