Rohit Sharma is leaving Mumbai Indians!

The current Indian cricket captain, Hitman Rohit Sharma, joined the Mumbai Indians in 2011.

However, in 2025, he has the option to leave this team, potentially ending the 13-year friendship in just 13 minutes.

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Let’s find out what the whole matter is and why Rohit Sharma can leave Mumbai.

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Actually, Hitman Rohit Sharma became a player for Mumbai in 2011,

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and since then he has been a part of this team. In 2013,

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he took charge of this team, and from 13 to 23,

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it won five IPL trophies. The Mumbai Indians gained a lot of fame under Hitman’s captaincy,

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and today they are one of the biggest teams in the IPL.

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