India, Nov. 11 -- After months of speculation, Hardik Pandya finally parts ways with Mumbai Indians. After leading the franchise for three seasons, Pandya joins Punjab Kings as part of a swap deal, with Arshdeep Singh moving in the other direction. With that, the question now pops up: who is going to be the next captain of the Mumbai franchise?

Two men are in the fray. One is former captain Rohit Sharma, and the other is Tilak Varma, who is at present the vice-captain of the India T20I team. Let's take a look at their candidature one by one.

Rohit has won five IPL titles with Mumbai Indians. He is a very popular figure at the franchise. Fans adore him. When he was removed ahead of the 2024 IPL, fans didn't like the move and lambasted th...