Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the Mumbai Indians (MI) could reappoint Rohit Sharma as their captain for IPL 2027 from a short-term perspective as well. He added that Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak
Varma could be the other two captaincy options for MI as well. However, MI finished ninth in IPL 2026 under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “It’s interesting. For the short term, it is not a bad option. It won’t ruffle any feathers. If Hardik Pandya is going, let him go. You have three captaincy options, but the ready-made one is Rohit Sharma. The second is Suryakumar Yadav. The third is Tilak Varma. In my opinion, they have to choose one of the three.”

“Rohit Sharma will easily take you until the mega auction. One year – no problem. So you can go with him. However, would Rohit be ready? That’s a big question because many times when you take the captaincy away from a senior player, there is a slight reluctance to take the captaincy again. So I am not so sure,” he added.

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However, Aakash Chopra stated that the Mumbai Indians could go toward Suryakumar Yadav if they are looking for a captain for a slightly longer period as well.

“Suryakumar Yadav could be your investment for the next two or three years, that you go until the mega auction, and then he can manage the team until around the next auction after that. You are the T20 World Cup-winning captain. So they can go toward him,” he said.

“If they don’t want to think either short-term or mid-term and want to think long-term, they can go toward Tilak Varma. None of the three would be a backward step because it’s not about teams continuing for 15 years. You made the captain just now and are removing him after three years. It is what it is. It is professional. So I don’t think it’s a backward step,” he concluded.