Mumbai Indians have been blessed with some fantastic captains over the years. The franchise, which has five IPL trophies to their name, have seen a number of skippers lead their team since the inaugural season of IPL in 2008. The team has had resounding success over the course of the years, with Rohit Sharma leading the Mumbai franchise to five IPL trophies.
Leading such a big franchise with a huge fan base is no easy task, and it will take a lot from Hardik Pandya to fulfill the dreams of thousands of ‘Paltans’ as he embarks on a journey to take MI back to its glory days.
Mumbai Indians have been led with a number of captains since 2008. While they only had four full time captains in the 16 seasons of IPL, they have been led by a number of famous names in their long journey of IPL.
Legend of Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar became the first captain of Mumbai Indians in the inaugural season of 2008. He was the captain of the franchise for three years before stepping down after the 2011 campaign.
Harbhajan Singh took over the reigns of MI for the 2012 season but was removed from captaincy in the following edition. In the 2013 auction, Ricky Ponting was bought by the franchise and made the captain.
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However, midway through the 2013 campaign, Ponting stepped down from captaincy, and Rohit Sharma’s 10-year reign as MI captain began.
List of Mumbai Indians’ Captains over the years
- Harbhajan Singh – 2008-2012
- Shaun Pollock– 2008
- Sachin Tendulkar– 2008-2011
- Dwayne Bravo– 2010
- Ricky Ponting– 2013
- Rohit Sharma– 2013-2023
- Keiron Pollard– 2014-2021
- Suryakumar Yadav– 2023
