Rohit Sharma's first reaction on MI's forgettable campaign under Hardik: 'It didn't go according to plan. We blame ...'

Since being crowned champions in back-to-back seasons - 2019 and 2020 - Mumbai Indians managed to make the playoffs just once in the next three seasons which included a bottom-of-the-table finish in 2022..

Amid the poor run in IPL and Rohit Sharma's concerning form with the bat, the franchise looked at Hardik Pandya as the captain for the 2024 season..

Following the end of MI's horrendous campaign in IPL 2024, Rohit opened up on the season saying that the players are to blame for the performance before adding that the team was left unfortunate in many of the games this season. ..

Rohit also opened up on poor batting form in the second half of the season, struggling to cross even a score of 20 in six matches for Mumbai Indians..

. Rohit did return to form in the match against Lucknow, scoring a 38-ball 68, which took his tally past 400 runs for the first time in an IPL edition since 2019..