Three reasons why IPL 2024 will be extremely crucial for Rohit Sharma

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Rohit Sharma will be having a different IPL season as he will not be leading Mumbai Indians for the first time since 2013. Rohit, who led Mumbai Indians from 2013 to 2023, will play under Hardik Pandya in IPL 2024.

At the age of 36, Rohit Sharma is currently the all-format captain of India, but in a move which surprised many and made Mumbai Indians fans furious, Hardik Pandya was appointed as the new leader of the five-time champions.

A lot has happened since that famous appointment. Rohit made his T20I comeback after more than a year, and took over the captaincy straightaway. BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed that the opener will lead India at the T20 World Cup 2024, and then led a team without Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Mohammed Shami to a 4-1 Test series win over England.

The IPL 2024 would be very crucial for Rohit Sharma as he moves towards a phase in his career where he is looking to end his career on a high. Here are three reasons why IPL 2024 will be very crucial for Rohit Sharma.

Message to the Mumbai Indian Management: Being removed from the Mumbai Indians captaincy at a time when he was being revered as one of the bravest India captains for his show at the 2023 World Cup, left many including Rohit's wife Ritika Sajdeh unimpressed.

Head coach Mark Boucher said that the decision was cricketing in nature and the the management wanted to take pressure off Rohit Sharma, giving him space to enjoy his batting and time with family. "So many things wrong with this," Ritika wrote on the video posted by SmashSports.

Rohit has remained tight-lipped but his other Mumbai Indians players like Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav sent out a few cryptic Instagram posts when the big announcement was made.

Old horse Rohit Sharma hasn't done well as a batter in the last few seasons. He has a point to prove, and would be looking to hit form to send a message to the Mumbai Indians management.

His form to decide India's mood entering the T20 World Cup 2024: The mood in the Indian camp would definitely not be good if Rohit Sharma ends up having a poor season. Jay Shah has already declared Rohit the captain for T20 World Cup 2024, and the selectors would want Rohit to prove their decision right.

Rohit Sharma set the tone for India at the T20 World Cup 2023, going all guns blazing without caring for personal milestones to give India flying starts. The Mumbai star would be expected to do the same once again. India would want their captain to lead from the front and set a template to be followed in the USA and the West Indies during the showpiece event. It will all start from the IPL 2024.

His future in the IPL: A bad IPL 2024 season can also jeopardise Rohit Sharma's future at the franchise further. Removing him from the captaincy was an expected move, and the decision can again be 'cricketing' if Mumbai release him after a poor or average campaign this year.

Also, there can also be one more situation in which Rohit himself wants to move out and play for a different franchise. A good IPL 2024 campaign will only improve his extraordinary CV.