Amongst the news of players retention ahead of Mega Auction 2025, the biggest shock came off Rohit Sharma the five time winner of the IPL Season. As per the reports of the Daily Jagran the former MI Skipper is likely to be traded this year either for the Delhi capitals or might join the Gujarat titans.
Before the Mega Auction comes in hand the franchises are looking up to save their favorite stars and players for the team who could be the game changer and retain them ahead of the IPL Auction 2025. Joining on the list of the retained players combinations Rohit Sharma is getting all.
Rohit Sharma who was replaced by Hardik Pandya in the IPL 2024 Season as the new skipper of the Mumbai Indians seems to be parting away from the Mumbai Blues ahead of IPL 18th edition in 2025.
According to recent reports, the former captain is expected to join Delhi Capitals for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Last year ahead of the MI vs DC match, Rohit Sharma was spotted having a conversation with Parth Jindal, the Director of JSW Sports and co-owner of Delhi Capitals, as well as Rishabh Pant. This interaction has sparked rumors that Rohit might join the Delhi franchise.
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But that was for the past, and now as per new reports the indication is that the Skipper Rohit Sharma won’t be the part of Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2025 and would likely be leading some other team. That team could be the Gujarat Titans or the Delhi Capitals. As per the reports the current skipper of the DC is also likely to be part ways from the team and will be seen joining the CSK , these ongoing news rumors sparks controversies among Rohit and other players leaving their current franchise.
News reports say Delhi Capitals wanted Rohit Sharma to play for their team and he agreed. But Mumbai Indians asked for too much money to let him go, so the deal didn’t happen in the past season. But this season with news of Rohit departing Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals might try to get Rohit Sharma in the next player IPL Mega auction and pay a lot for him. Although there is no confirmation on the players’ part and these are just speculation and talks. Nobody on the Delhi Capitals and Rohit Sharma has passed an official statement confirming this speculation.
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Rohit Sharma and IPL Career:
Skipper Rohit Sharma has led the team to five time champions and lifting the trophy. He is amongst the most successful captains of the IPL history and has won the same number of titles as that of MS Dhoni as a captain. But the dynamics changed last 17th IPL 2024 Season when he was replaced by Hardik Pandya and seeking those circumstances he is likely to move out of the Mumbai Blues and lead some other team then be it GT or DC.
He made his IPL Debut against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on April 20, 2008 and played his last IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium on May 17, 2024. Over the span of over 12 years now, he has played a total of 257 matches where he has accumulated 6628 runs, with his highest score of 109 and an average of 29.72 and a strike rate of 131.14.
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With rumors swirling, it is likely that Rohit will leave Mumbai Indians this year and could potentially join either Delhi Capitals or Gujarat Titans.
