'Where is the most successful captain of IPL?' - Twitter becomes hysterical after Rohit Sharma goes missing from captains' customary photo session
Gujarat will take on Chennai in the IPL 2023 opener.
The battle lines have been drawn as arguably the biggest T20 cricket carnival of the calendar is set to return on Friday, March 31 with its 16th edition. The start of IPL 2023 will set the stage ablaze and it will see ten captains across the ten franchises go toe to toe against each other.
Before the start of the T20 bonanza captains of their respective teams came together to pose for the cameras alongside the glittering IPL trophy. But there is one big name missing from the image and it is of the Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma is nowhere to be seen in the picture and that has set social media users in a frenzy. People across social media platforms are curious as to why Rohit is not there in the image.
Meanwhile, the image that has been shared by the Indian Premier League on its official Twitter account also had India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar posing for the camera alongside other skippers of the team and it also suggests that he might end up leading Sunrisers Hyderabad in the absence of Aiden Markram.
Aiden Markram is the designated skipper of Hyderabad but he is currently in South Africa leading the Proteas against The Netherlands in a bilateral series. It is presumed that he won't be available initially due to his national commitments but once he is back he will be leading the Orange Army.
Meanwhile, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians look a bit in jeopardy as they are a bit thin on fast bowling resources this time around. Jasprit Bumrah is expected to not feature in any of the games for the franchise this season as he recently underwent back surgery in New Zealand and is recuperating at the moment.
They will also miss the services of the Australian pacer Jhye Richardson who is out of action due to a hamstring injury. His unavailability has jolted Mumbai's pace department and his compatriot Jason Behrendorff will have to step up in his absence.
Here's how Twitterati reacted to Rohit's absence from the frame:
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