Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya today addressed the controversy surrounding the captaincy change that erupted inside the team when Rohit Sharma was dropped as the leader of the team to make room for the Gujarat Titans’ returning all-rounder.

After deciding to join Guajrat two year sago, Hardik was signed as a trade. During a Monday press conference hosted by the Mumbai Indians, Hardik said that he doesn’t anticipate any unpleasant situations involving Rohit.

Hardik said on his comeback that it’s a surreal feeling to be back. Since 2015, everything he had known has come from this experience. He further said, he never thought he would get here. He is looking forward to playing at the Wankhede, at his favorite venue.

Regarding the shift in captaincy, the all-round player said that he expects Rohit’s hand on his shoulder whenever he needs it.

The former Gujarat Titans captain said, the fact that Rohit Sharma is the captain of Team India benefits him, he just carrys on what Sharma accomplished with this team. Hardik said he knows he will always have Sharma’s hand on his shoulder because he has played under him in his entire career.

Hardik said that he only likes to think on the things he can control, despite the fact that the fans’ feelings over the captaincy change conflict have occasionally been unpleasant.

He continued saying, he is going to bowl. Although he respects the feelings of fans, but there are things he cannot control. He said, he appreciate them, but he’ll concentrate on his duties as captain.

In response to a question about whether he and Rohit had spoken since the captaincy switch, Hardik said that the Hitman’s continues travels had prevented them from having a meaningful conversation.

Due to his trip, he has’t had much time to speak with Rohit. When he connects with the squad, he will undoubtedly catch up, he said.

Meanwhile, under Rohit Sharma’s captainship Mumbai Indians won the IPL trophy for 5 times.

Regarding the much-anticipated RCB Unbox in Bengaluru on March 19, there is a lot of speculation. The rumors seem to be genuine, despite some sources indicating that the franchise’s name may be changed. In a video, a big hint about it was given by actor Rashmika Mandhana, who is a RCB supporter,  made a strong indication and nearly confirmed it.

As Rashmika enters the apparent make-up van in the video, she reads Royal Challengers Bangalore inscribed on the mirror. When the Pushpa actor notices it, she approaches closely and takes Bangalore out of Royal Challengers, giving the audience a clear indication of what to expect.

As soon as the video was posted online, it quickly went viral and it left social media users into splits. A user said, this name change is not required. Another said this is disappointing. A third user tagged the official social media handle of RCB and wrote what are you doging and added heart break emojis to it.

Meanwhile, yesterday, RCB as a franchise won the title for the first time in 17 years and as RCB-W lifted the trophy in 2^nd year. Womens Premier League began in 2023. In the match on Sunday against the Delhi Capitals, Smriti Mandhana-led RCB won the trophy. The game was won by RCB by eight wickets. Soon after the win, Virat Kohli made a video call to Mandhana to congratulate her and the entire team.

Several prominent performers will take the stage at the MA Chidambaram stadium tomorrow for the RCB Unbox event.

The live streaming of the RCB Unbox event will be available on their official YouTube channel. The team may also live stream the event for fans on its other social media handles.

RCB full squad (Men):

Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohamed Siraj, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh and Saurav

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) training camp. Iyer recently played in the Ranji final, when Mumbai, his team, won the cup for the 42nd time, creating history.

The fans greeted the Indian batter with applause and fist bumps, and Shreyas graciously agreed to take a few photos with them. The fans did hold banners bearing unique notes for their skipper, who is returning to the IPL after a short absence.

Iyer had a fantastic innings of 95 runs in the championship, but he was sidelined by persistent back trouble. There were speculations following his injury that he will probably miss the first several IPL games. However, KKR released a video showing Shreyas Iyer appearing fit and ready to lead KKR in the first game.

In addition to Iyer, Gautam Gambhir has also arrived at the franchise camp in advance of the big game. Gambhir led KKR to two IPL championships.

After missing out on the IPL playoffs in the previous two seasons, KKR paid Rs 24.75 crore to acquire Australia’s left-arm fast-bowling star Mitchell Starc at the IPL 2024 Player Auction held in Dubai last year.

Iyer did not make the squad for the final three games of the series after complaining of back spasms during the second Test between India and England in Vizag. Nevertheless, Iyer was left out of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal between Mumbai and Baroda without an official explanation.

However, Iyer did make a comeback for Mumbai’s match against Tamil Nadu in the semi-finals, and he subsequently hit 95 off 111 in the second innings on Day 3 of the match versus Vidarbha to win the title. He received treatment from the team physio twice for back spasms during his knock.

Meanwhile, KKR squad includes Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain, Phil Salt.