Former India opener Aakash Chopra has backed Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma to come back out good with the bat within the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. The seventeenth version of the T20 occasion will see Hardik Pandya main Mumbai Indians, as a substitute of earlier captain Rohit Sharma. Under the management of Rohit, MI gained file 5 titles however the facet in December final 12 months announce the huge change after roping in Hardik from Gujarat Titans through the switch window. Citing that there isn’t a burden of captaincy on Rohit, Chopra mentioned that the batter goes to attain over 600 runs in IPL 2024.

Rohit’s efficiency has been actually poor for the previous seven IPL seasons. From IPL 2017 to 2023, Rohit averaged 24.76 with the bat.

While Mumbai gained three titles between this era, Rohit’s contribution with the bat was effectively below-par. However, Chopra feels that the upcoming season can be a special one for him.

“You have released Rohit Sharma from captaincy. When you talk about top players like Rohit Sharma you see a 600 plus season. But no season seemed like that for him. This could be that season. Because there is nothing to prove per say, but there is a lot to prove. Kaptaan nahi hain toh phir todenge aisa lag raha hai mujhe (Since he is not the captain, he is going to pile a lot of runs),” mentioned Chopra on his YouTube channel.

IPL 2024 is about to start on March 22 with a match between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chepauk.

Meanwhile, Hardik-led MI will lead tackle Gujarat Titans of their marketing campaign opener in Ahmedabad.

The BCCI has launched the schedule just for the primary 21 matches of IPL 2024, owing to the Lok Sabha Elections. The remaining schedule will likely be introduced after the date for elections is out.