Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar will once again lead the Mumbai Indians in the sixth season of Indian Premier League (IPL), according to media reports.
“Tendulkar, who skippered the side since the IPL’s inception in 2008 till 2010, had relinquished the post and handed over the responsibility to Harbhajan Singh in 2011. The off-spinner, who subsequently led the Mumbai Indians to Champions League victory in the same year and also the next year, reportedly submitted his resignation as captain of the IPL franchise this week. There was speculation that Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma would take over in his place,” says a report in Mid-Day, adding that Mumbai Indians reached the final of IPL in 2010 under the captaincy of Tendulkar.
There have been several changes in the Mumbai Indians franchise before the start of IPL 2013 with Anil Kumble being roped in as the chief mentor and New Zealander John Wright being appointed head coach.
Meanwhile according to a report in The Indian Express, Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians have done a series of changes for the IPL 6. “Recently, Anil Kumble was roped in as the chief mentor with John Wright being appointed as the head coach. Since, the former captain Harbhajan Singh has reportedly quit the captaincy and Rohit Sharma swapping his place with Harbhajan Singh was on the cards. Turning the table around, Sachin Tendulkar is to be re-instated as captain of Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 6 which starts on April 3,” says the report, adding that Sachin was the captain of Mumbai Indians for the first three seasons of the IPL since its inception in 2008.
“Harbhajan took over as skipper in 2011 after Sachin handed over the reins. The same year Harbhajan Singh led the team to victory in the Champions League T20 and also captained them in IPL 5.”