India’s newly appointed white-ball captain Rohit Sharma is one of the most successful skippers in the history of the Indian Premier League, having led Mumbai Indians to the trophy five times. On Saturday, Rohit celebrated his 11-year-long association with Mumbai Indians.
Yes, it has been 11 years, ever since Rohit Sharma joined the Mumbai Indians. For the unversed, after making his debut for team India, Rohit started his IPL journey with Deccan Chargers (presently-defunct) in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League and had even won the IPL trophy in 2009, before he was bought by Mumbai Indians for US $2million.
Later, after Ricky Ponting stepped down from the position of captaincy midway through the 2013 season, Rohit Sharma was named the captain of the franchise and since then there has been no turning backs for the cricketer and the franchise.
On Saturday, Rohit took to his Instagram and shared an emotional video, highlighting the best moments from his journey with the franchise via his Instagram story.
On the other hand, celebrating Rohit Sharma’s 11-years-journey with the franchise, Mumbai Indians took to Twitter and shared a picture of their skipper holding the prestigious IPL trophy. Mumbai Indians also shared the 11-year-old auction Tweet of Rohit that read: “Mumbai Indians buy Rohit Sharma for 2m!!!” Sharing the picture, Mumbai Indians wrote:
“We’ll just leave this here. 11 seasons in Blue and Gold for Our Captain, Our Leader, Our Legend. #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @ImRo45.”
Here, check out the Tweet:
We’ll just leave this here ??
11 seasons in Blue and Gold for Our Captain, Our Leader, Our Legend. ?#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/zLZQ2I4hDp
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 8, 2022
Meanwhile, has been training at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for some time now as he continues his road to recovery from a hamstring injury that he incurred before the South Africa tour.
