“The franchise has become shameless”- Mumbai Indians rub salt into Rohit Sharma fans’ wounds by not including him on POSTER revealing squad for England Test series

Rohit Sharma fans blasted the franchise for ignoring their former captain. Some fans even pointed out MI did not include Rohit despite the fact that he is still the captain of the Indian Cricket Team.

“The franchise has become shameless”- Mumbai Indians rub salt into Rohit Sharma fans’ wounds by not including him on POSTER revealing squad for England Test series

Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah (Images via X, Instagram)

Rohit Sharma will captain India in the all-important Test series against England starting in India from January 25th in Hyderabad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 16-man squad for the first two Tests and the Mumbai Indians (MI) took to social media to inform their fanbase about the squad.

Surprisingly, Rohit went missing from the poster while KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, and Shreyas Iyer appeared on it. Notably, all-rounder Hardik Pandya recently pipped Rohit as MI’s captain after moving back to his old franchise, having reportedly set the condition of becoming the captain for the move to happen.

Following the big news, lakhs of MI fans unfollowed the franchise across social media platforms, and some expressed their anger by burning MI merchandise. The fans couldn’t digest how the franchise, which talks about the importance of their ‘One Family’, could do such things to Rohit despite the fact that he led Blue Jersey to five trophies in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Rohit Sharma fans rail against Mumbai Indians for ignoring the Indian captain

And as expected, angry Rohit Sharma fans blasted the franchise for ignoring their former captain. Some fans even pointed out MI did not include Rohit despite the fact that he is still the captain of the Indian Cricket Team. MI have been at the receiving end of Rohit’s fanbase since his removal as captain.

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma (Image via Instagram)

Check their reactions here:

https://twitter.com/PaarthShahYT/status/1746054020593336776

Pandya is currently recuperating from an injury he sustained during a match against Bangladesh in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Rohit recently played the first T20I against Afghanistan and will be seen again in the second match scheduled on Sunday (January 14). After the Afghanistan series, Rohit and Co. will gear up for the England Test series.

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