Rohit Sharma's Birthday: Mumbai Indians' teammates congratulate Rohit on completing ten years of captaincy

Rohit Sharma was on Sunday lauded by the five-time IPL champions' players and coaching staff for completing 10 years as Mumbai Indians captain. Rohit was handed over the reins of captaincy on 24 April 2013. Under his leadership, the team became champions in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.

On the eve of the match with Rajasthan Royals, the team and coaching members talked about Rohit's contribution in 10 years as captain. The team's batting coach Kieron Pollard said he has improved a lot as captain. His leadership skills have improved.

Pollard, who was associated with the Mumbai team for a long time as a player before becoming a coach, said he was given the responsibility of captaincy in the middle of the 2013 season. He was quite young at that time. Pollard was part of the team when Rohit was handed over the captaincy. He said that Rohit's biggest specialty is quick learning.

The team's bowling coach Shane Bond described his career as 'fantastic' and said, 'He is a huge figure in our team on and off the field. He has done a fantastic job in leading the team. Suryakumar Yadav, one of the main batsmen of the Mumbai team, said that Rohit's journey has been an incredible story.

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