Mumbai calling

A lot is happening on social media in India. Indian cricket fans are unhappy with the decision of Mumbai Indians (MI) replacing Rohit Sharma as their captain with Hardik Pandya for the next edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Lots of Rohit’s fans have expressed their unhappiness over this decision. I feel fans should not be so upset over this petty issue. Change is the only permanent in the universe. While growing up I had never ever thought that India will ever survive after the retirement of legendary player Sachin Tendulkar, but the next biggest star M.S.Dhoni came, who won the hearts of Indians with his performance.

But Dhoni also had to say goodbye to Indian cricket, and then attention shifted to Rohit and Virat Kohli. We know this is how life moves ahead. Rohit is already at the cusp of retirement and MI have to find their next leader for their franchise, and who can be better than Hardik? This is a natural process and we should embrace this change without making much noise.

Sulan Azim,
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