The news of Hardik Panya replacing Rohit Sharma as the Mumbai Indians skipper for IPL 2024, hasn’t gone down well with the loyal team fans. Since then a lot has been said on social media, questioning the credentials of Pandya, and there is fake news being spread all around. The latest fake news to pick up speed was Mumbai Indians icon Sachin Tendulkar stepping down from his position. But there is no truth in this statement.
On Sunday, X was abuzz with such rumors, where a lot of fans wrote, that Tendulkar had stepped down after Rohit was removed from the captaincy. Here are some of the tweets spreading fake news.
Sachin Tendulkar’s Long Association With Mumbai Indians
It must be clarified again, that Tendulkar is still the icon of Mumbai Indians, and has been associated with the franchise ever since the first edition in 2008. He played till 2013, and in 78 matches, he scored 2334 runs at an average of 33.83. He had 13 fifties and one hundred to his name.
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