IPL 2024: Navjot Singh Sidhu's big statement regarding Rohit and Hardik

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Ever since Hardik Pandya took over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians, there has been an earthquake among the fans.

Fans are unhappy with the fact that Hardik is handling the captaincy of Mumbai.

Not only this, in the first match, Hardik had also given instructions to Rohit Sharma as captain, the fans did not like that Hardik was giving instructions to Rohit in an angry manner.

At the same time, former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu (Navjot Singh Sidhu on Hardik vs Rohit in IPL) has given his opinion regarding Hardik and Rohit.

Navjot Singh Sidhu expressed his opinion while talking on Star Sports and said, "I have played in such an Indian team where five captains were paid together, Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Ravi Shastri.. Pick up a brick and you will find a captain both above and below it.. There was no problem because he was playing for his country.. The motivation was to play for his country.. So, playing under Rohit Hardik Don't become smaller."

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Taking his point further, the former Indian opener said, "'I guarantee that this does not make Rohit Sharma any smaller, he is a big player. This is a franchise which has brought in a new man who is better and everyone has accepted him. Agreed, but Rohit is a great player.

Sidhu said in his poetic style that 'A dwarf is still a dwarf even if he stands on the top of a mountain, a god is still a god even if he stands in the depth of a well.'

Taking his point further, Sidhu said that "iron is heated, it smolders and then becomes a double-edged sword."

Along with this, he said that "Gold gets beaten by the goldsmith and becomes a necklace around the neck of a diamond." Sidhu did not stop here, he said - 'After facing lakhs of storms, someone becomes a leader like Rohit and Dhoni. There is no need to give any proof. Whatever proof the Sun gives, its brightness is the proof of it. Scoring runs continuously for such a long time is the proof.

Navjot Singh Sidhu on Rohit Sharma.

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Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Rohit, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title five times.

Rohit is playing as a player in IPL after 10 years.

Now Mumbai's next match is to be against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 27th March.