Mumbai Indians sack Rohit Sharma as captain, Hardik to lead side in 2024 IPL
In a notable leadership transition, Mumbai Indians have appointed Hardik Pandya as the captain for the upcoming IPL 2024, succeeding Rohit Sharma. Rohit, who led Mumbai to five IPL titles, shares the record for the most successful captain in the tournament's history with Chennai Super Kings' MS Dhoni.
This decision to elevate Hardik to the captaincy role comes shortly after he returned to his original franchise from Gujarat Titans, where he led the team to a title and runners-up finish in consecutive seasons. Mumbai Indians cited the move as a strategic initiative to ensure they remain "future-ready."
Mumbai's global head of performance, Mahela Jayawardene, commented on the leadership change, stating, "It is part of legacy building and staying true to the MI philosophy of being future-ready. Mumbai Indians have always been blessed with exceptional leadership right from Sachin [Tendulkar] to Harbhajan [Singh] and Ricky [Ponting] to Rohit, who while contributing to the immediate success have always had an eye on strengthening the team for the future."
Expressing gratitude to Rohit Sharma for his outstanding leadership since 2013, Jayawardene highlighted Rohit's extraordinary contribution to Mumbai Indians' unparalleled success. Rohit's guidance and experience are expected to continue playing a crucial role within the team.
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Fake notes with 'movie shooting purpose only' written on them send police into tizzy in Sirsi
Sirsi (Karnataka), Apr 8 (PTI): The police in Uttar Kannada went into a tizzy on Tuesday after they found fake currency notes of Rs 500 denomination from a house in Dandeli with 'movie shooting purpose only' written on them.
Based on a tip-off, police searched a rented house at Gandhinagar in Dandeli and confiscated the fake currency notes along with a money counting machine.
Arshad Khan, who is said to be from Goa, was staying as a tenant in the house belonging to Noorjan Jhunjuwadkar, police said.
Police were informed after Jhunjuwadkar noticed that Khan was absent from the house for the past one month.
The fake currency notes had the inscription 'Reverse Bank of India' on them, but did not have the signature of the RBI governor, police said.
The notes were printed on a shining paper with only zeros written in the place of the number, and 'movie shooting purpose only' inscribed on them, police said.
A hunt is on to trace Khan to question him about the seizure, they added.
