Fans are curious about the list of retained and released players for IPL 2025. Star batsman Rohit Sharma’s future at Mumbai Indians (MI) remains a mystery. Rohit was removed as captain by MI last season. The franchise then appointed Hardik Pandya as the new captain after his trade from Gujarat Titans (GT). However, the decision to appoint Hardik was not liked by the fans. Fans objected and said that the decision was disrespectful to Rohit, who led MI to five IPL titles.
The Mumbai team finished last in the points table in the year 2024. It was then revealed in media reports that there is a rift between Hardik and Rohit. Now with the IPL mega auction approaching, there is speculation that Rohit may enter the auction. Recently, former India batsman Mohammad Kaif urged Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to buy India captain Rohit during the IPL 2025 mega auction.
However, RCB legend AB de Villiers feels that Rohit is unlikely to go to RCB. De Villiers said during a live question-answer session on YouTube, ‘I almost laughed at Kaif’s comment about Rohit. If Rohit moves from Mumbai Indians to RCB, it will be a big story. Wow! What to say. You think what the heading will be then. It will be bigger news than Hardik Pandya’s trade. He moved back to Mumbai from Gujarat Titans, which was not a surprise. But if Rohit joins the team of his arch rivals in RCB from Mumbai … oh my god! However, I don’t think he has made any choice to go to RCB. I don’t think Mumbai Indians will leave Rohit. I think the chances of Mumbai leaving Rohit are zero or 0.1 percent.’
