star cricketer Rohit SharmaRohit, who is currently out of action for Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2026 due to injury, was seen covering his face with his hand in the dugout after his team lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 41 at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, April 29. Despite making a strong score of 243-5 in the first innings, MI could not defend, due to which Rohit looked disappointed.
In the absence of Rohit, MI started with Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacques (46 off 22) who gave the team a solid start and scored 78 runs without losing any wicket in the powerplay. Despite Jaques' dismissal in the eighth over, Rickelton kept the scoreboard running for his side and got much-needed support from Naman Dheer (22 off 17) and the captain. hardik pandya (15 out of 31). Rickelton remained unbeaten on 123 runs off just 55 balls.
However, MI's bowlers failed miserably, with all of them conceding more than 10.63 runs per over. Star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah did not get any wicket and gave away 54 runs in his spell, while Ashwini Kumar gave away 41 runs in just two overs. AM Ghazanfar took two wickets but conceded 51 runs, helping SRH achieve the total with eight balls and six wickets remaining. Helpless Rohit could not bear the pain of defeat and looked dejected.
Like the former MI captain, current captain Pandya also expressed similar sentiments. Supporting his bowlers, he said that the team faltered not because of the bowlers but because of the lack of unity in the team. After winning five IPL titles under Rohit's captaincy, Pandya further said that he wants to do for MI the things that the franchise is known for.
“I think we don't have much options this season; we really need to look at what difference we can make. I won't put our bowlers under pressure. I think as an overall unit, we haven't been able to deliver what Mumbai Indians stands for. We really need to look at what we need to work on,” Pandya said in the post-match presentation.
Rohit may be unavailable for CSK vs MI
Talking about Rohit's return to the field, he is expected to take another week to fully recover from his injury, which has almost ruled him out. MI's next important match is against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings, which will be played on Saturday, May 02 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk.. He can be seen in the playing eleven against Lucknow Super Giants on 04 May.
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