IPL: This is not the first time under Hardik's captaincy, MI has been disgraced even when Rohit was the captain.

IPL: Mumbai Indians have become champions in IPL 5 times, but the start of IPL 2024 has not been good for them. MI has lost both the matches so far, for which the captaincy of Hardik Pandya is being held the biggest responsibility. Mumbai had to face defeat by 6 runs in the first match against Gujarat Titans and now by 31 runs against SRH. Hardik Pandya is being criticized for his poor captaincy, but this is not the first time that Mumbai Indians have started the series with a defeat. Earlier, Rohit Sharma had not been able to lead MI to victory in the opening match of the season under his captaincy for 11 consecutive years.

The losing streak has been going on for 12 years

This fact may surprise you that Mumbai Indians have never won their opening match of the season since 2012. Their last win in the first match of the season came in IPL 2012, in which they won by 8 wickets against Chennai Super Kings. After that, 11 years and 11 seasons of the Indian Premier League have passed, but the losing streak of Mumbai Indians is showing no signs of ending. Now in 2024, MI has suffered defeat for the 12th consecutive time in the first match of the season, which means even the new captain Hardik Pandya has not been able to change the fortunes of the team.

It is also very shocking that Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in 2013 and from the same year MI's bad rhythm started. Although Rohit has made his team champion 5 times during this period, but the series of defeats in the opening match of the season has added a very bad record to his name. Rohit could never lead MI to victory in the first match of any IPL season under his captaincy.

Talking about IPL 2014, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians lost not one or two but 5 consecutive matches in the beginning of the series. Despite this, the team qualified for the playoffs in 2014, but could not become champion. For this reason, fans should definitely show some confidence in the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. Currently, under his captaincy, the team has lost 2 consecutive matches, but MI's fortunes can change any time.

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