Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher revealed the captaincy snub of Rohit Sharma stating that wanted to free him as a batter given that he did not have a great run in the past IPL seasons.

One of the most successful IPL franchises, Mumbai Indians bought back their star all-rounder Hardik Pandya after his successful two-year campaign with Gujarat Titans. They also named him as captain and have snubbed Rohit who led the team to five IPL titles.