Mumbai Indians are likely to have a new captain. Photo: BCCI
\n\nMumbai Indians (MI) are likely to have a new captain in IPL 2027 as Hardik Pandya looks all but set to leave the franchise. MI have already appointed Kieron Pollard as their new coach and they are likely to announce their new captain before the IPL 2027 mini-auction. The IPL franchises have until the mid of November to unveil the list of retained and released players. As fans continue to wait for official word from MI, R Ashwin has shared his take and he has backed Rohit Sharma to return as captain. The Indian legend ignored Suryakumar Yadav, who captained India to a title win in the 2026 T20 World Cup.
\n\n"I think Rohit and Pollard can be a good combination. This might happen, I don't know. I am sure Hardik will not be there. His chances of staying there are very low. Suryakumar is out of the Indian team. I don't see him captaining MI. It has become a big problem. This team needs to fix a lot of things now. Anyway, there is only one year left for the mega auction. Who has the experience to fix…
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