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On their day off prior to Sunday’s match against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium, a video surfaced of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma holding hands. Following MI’s first victory of the IPL Dafabet 2024, the two enjoyed a momentous occasion together.

Following the 29-run victory at home against Rishabh Pant’s squad, however, their individual tweets reignited fan speculation regarding a rift in the MI dressing room.

After losing all three of their opening three matches of the Dafabet Apps IPL 2024, Mumbai overcame that adversity on Sunday by defeating Delhi in spectacular fashion. It was Romario Shepherd’s display of brute force that smashed 39 runs in a meagre 10 deliveries, including 32 runs in the final over against Anrich Nortje, as MI amassed 234 for five. Rohit played a pivotal role in the opening stand, scoring 49 off 27 while stitching an 80-run partnership.

Tristan Stubbs’ fiery 25-ball 71 and Prithi Shaw’s 66 off 40 balls did enable Delhi to remain in the game during the monumental pursuit. The Delhi side were reduced to 205 for eight, however, after Gerald Coetzee’s 4 for 34 dashed their aspirations.

Subsequent to the decisive triumph, Hardik published a tweet titled “We’re up and running” that featured images captured during the match against DC IPLWIN. The same was done by Rohit, who added the caption “Off the mark.”

Nevertheless, astute supporters noted that although Hardik’s tweet featured Rohit walking with Ishan Kishan for 80 runs during their opening stand, the tweet of the former Mumbai Indians captain failed to include the image of the current captain. Further fan speculation ensued regarding the possibility of a schism within the Manchester United locker room as a result. The subsequent messages are as follows: