‘Where’s Rohit in your poster? He’s the national captain’ – Fans bash Mumbai Indians for omitting Rohit Sharma’s image from India Test squad poster

Mumbai Indians Squad & Gujarat Titans Squad. (Photo Source: Twitter/@mipaltan & @gujarat_titans)

The season of Red-ball cricket is back in India with domestic cricket already underway in full swing. Along with that the Indian team are gearing up for their first assignment in the Test format against England. Hence, the apex Indian cricket board, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the first two Tests of the five-match series which will commence on January 25, in Hyderabad.

In the same vein, several IPL franchises shared their post regarding their players who are going to play against the Three Lions. However, one of the major IPL franchise Mumbai Indians have stirred controversy around their post regarding Team India’s squad. Reason? MI missed out on displaying the Indian captain and their former skipper Rohit Sharma’s image in their post. Consequently, fans took to social media to condemn their actions by calling it as a total disrespect. Moreover, some fans also bashed MI by calling it a big hint on a possible benching of Rohit in the upcoming IPL 2024 season. Instead, Mumbai chose to highlight vice captain Jasprit Bumrah along with KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer.

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