Hardik Pandya is back. So is Jasprit Bumrah. But more than discussing Mumbai Indians empty cabinet in the Indian Premier League for three years, the franchise has been in the news for all the wrong reasons.
Hardik’s return to MI – perhaps the most significant off-season trade in the history of the league so far – has caused a stir among the loyal fans that refuses to die even as IPL 17 is hours away from getting started. Captain Hardik seems to have turned the loyal fans away, who still remain in awe of Rohit Sharma as the captain.
Besides reducing the fan-base, Hardik’s return, especially as captain, – at the cost of Cameron Green’s trade-out – may have possibly created ego issues among the senior pros. Not just Rohit, but the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Bumrah who had been waiting in the wings to take over the mantle if required will have every reason to feel gutted.
