Rohit Sharma Finally Breaks Long Silence On Losing Mumbai Indians Captaincy To Hardik Pandya

Rohit Sharma reflected on a whirlwind last few months during which he lost his IPL captaincy to Hardik Pandya before finding him as his deputy for next month's T20 World Cup.

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Not everything goes your way," acknowledged Rohit Sharma on Thursday as he reflected on a whirlwind last few months during which he lost his IPL captaincy to Hardik Pandya before finding him as his deputy for next month's T20 World Cup.

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There has been a lot of conjecture about Rohit's relationship with Pandya and how Mumbai Indians as a franchise handled the leadership issue, which many believe wasn't done in the best way

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Rohit is a tough cookie and the genial exterior concealed his real feelings as he said that playing under Pandya is no different from playing under any other captain.

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The 37-year-old received his share of flak for not scoring enough runs with the willow during the previous three seasons but he looked a different deal altogether in the 17th edition of the tournament.

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