KKR could ask for Rohit Sharma from MI ahead of the IPL 2027 auction as well. He added that the former MI captain has enjoyed great success at the Eden Gardens. KKR finished seventh in IPL 2026, and they would be keen to bolster their squad ahead of the next season. With Ajinkya Rahane announcing his retirement, they will also have to appoint a new captain.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “From Mumbai, can they ask for Rohit Sharma? Rohit, Eden Gardens, what a love story. Mumbai won’t release him, I understand, but in the years that are left, Rohit Sharma as a captain and as an opener for a franchise and on a ground where he has charisma.”

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“He scored 264 runs here. He had thrashed Sri Lanka here. So can they ask for Rohit Sharma and give both Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy in return? The bowling would become extremely weak, but Rohit would manage,” he observed. “You (MI) can take Anukul Roy and Harshit, or else you can take Cameron Green if you like him. Rinku Singh – no, I mean they can’t release everyone, but Rohit should be on their wishlist,” Chopra again said.

However, Aakash Chopra stated that the Kolkata Knight Riders could also be interested in acquiring Hardik Pandya from the Mumbai Indians.

“Hardik Pandya might also be on their wishlist because it seems likely that he would come in the market. You would get a new captain and a lower-middle-order batter. He can perform the Andre Russell role. It would be the same trade in exchange. You can take either Harshit or Varun, or Harshit with Anukul – something like that. You can talk about that with the Mumbai Indians,” Chopra concluded.