Mumbai Indians to Name Captain for CLT20 in 24 Hours: Coach John Wright
Mumbai Indians coach John Wright said the side had to think long and hard before deciding that Rohit Sharma should miss the Champions League Twenty20 this year due to his injuries.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians' head coach John Wright said that the side will name a replacement skipper by Thursday after Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the Champions League Twenty20.
Sharma sustained a fracture in the middle finger during the second ODI against England at Cardiff and missed the remaining 3 ODIs and the one-off T20 that followed.
"Rohit Sharma will not be playing in this tournament. We thought for as long as possible. We will find who will lead the side in next 24 hours," Wright said in a press conference here today.
"We have players who had done well before and were successful. We expect performance from every player," he said.
Opener Sharma has been one of the most important players for the Mumbai Indians over the last few years and played a big role in taking MI to the CLT20 title in 2013.
The team will take on Lahore Lions in the tournament's first qualifier on September 13 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium here.
"It's bit early to say how the ground and weather conditions will help the team as it is playing for the first time here.
"We are confident that the players will soon acclimatise with the conditions and will play some good matches. We are desperate to make it to the next stage of the competition," he said.
On being asked about game-changers in their side, Wright said, "We cannot single out a player as a key performer. We are banking on every player and expect performances from everyone."