IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians to release both Rohit Sharma & Hardik Pandya next season, hints Sehwag

Five times Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians (MI) are currently struggling in the current edition of the cash-rich league as they are lagging on the bottom of the table.

Meanwhile, former India explosive batter Virender Sehwag feels that Mumbai Indians could well do away with both Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya.

“Tell me something. Having Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan in one film won’t guarantee a hit. Will it? You will have to perform, right? You need a good script. Similarly, all these big names will have to come together and perform on the ground. Rohit Sharma scored one century and MI lost. Where are the rest of the performances? said Sehwag during an interaction.

“Ishan Kishan played the entire season and he couldn’t last beyond the powerplay. Only two names are certainties at this stage for MI and they are Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav. They will be the top two names retained. And if it then boils down to the third or fourth option, we will see,” the former swashbuckling opener added.

Notably, IPL 2025 mega auctions are scheduled to be held later this year. With all the ten franchises having the liberty to retain players of their choice, next year could see MI enter IPL without Rohit and Hardik following their flop shows for the franchise this season.