Rohit Sharma Opens Up On What Has Changed For Him At MI: 'Now I'm Opening.. Not The Captain'
Rohit Sharma opened up on what the difference is since his first time in MI colours and now at Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma is the most successful player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), having won six titles – one with Deccan Chargers in 2009 and then won it five more times as captain of Mumbai Indians (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020) – the joint-most successful captain in the IPL.
Rohit Sharma was bought by MI at the IPL 2011 mega auction and has since represented the Mumbai-based franchise.
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In an interaction with Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma was asked about what is the difference since his first time in MI colours and now.
“So, obviously, from since the time I started to now, things, a lot of things have changed, obviously, because, you know, I used to bat middle order then. Now I’m opening the batting. I was captain then. I’m not the captain now. There were a few teammates who I played with and won championship. They are not there. They are in the coaching role now. So the roles have changed. A lot of things have changed, but the mindset has not changed. What I want to do for this team has not changed, which is to go out there and win games and win trophies. That is what MI is known for. You know, all these years, we’ve gone and won trophies, won games from a situation that no one ever believed. So that is MI and that is what Mumbai is known for," Rohit was quoted as saying by MI.
“You know that when you reach your room, the day you report to your room, everything will be laid out as it was laid out in 2011. Your kid bag, your suitcase with all the jerseys, you know, and all the other necessary things. So those things have not changed in the last 15 years that I’ve been here. And I don’t think it will ever change and that it should never change. You know, when you arrive, they are always there to greet you with that big smile. That has never changed and that is very constant. So all those things are there. The way that team room has been shaped, you know, with putting everyone’s name, their jersey number and, you know, those important phrases as well in the team room, that has never changed," he added.
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