Mumbai Indians seem to have turned a corner on Sunday, with an all-round show ensuring their first win in four outings in the Indian Premier League 2024. Crowd favourite Rohit Sharma led from the front, with West Indian power-hitter Romario Shepherd providing the finishing flourish. The bowlers closed it out.

It was nice to see the crowd get behind their local team wholeheartedly. Admittedly, a special initiative meant underprivileged children outnumbered the regular crowd by a fair bit, and this could have even drowned out any noise made by naysayers. Nonetheless, we can only hope that the trend continues, and the fans throw their weight behind the team. Franchises do what is best in their interest and replacing an ageing captain with a player they think can lead the team over the next few years is a standard decision in sporting circles.