Mumbai Indians (MI) followers have been left disillusioned as their star opener Rohit Sharma was dominated out of the IPL 2025 conflict towards Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) on the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Purpose behind Rohit Sharma’s absence
On the toss, MI skipper Hardik Pandya confirmed that Rohit suffered a knee harm throughout a apply session and was declared unfit for the match. The choice to relaxation Rohit seems to be precautionary, because the extent of his harm has not been disclosed by the staff administration.
“We’re gonna bowl first. Appears to be like like a contemporary wicket. Unsure how it will play. Appears to be like an honest monitor. Dew may are available later. Thought higher to chase,” mentioned Hardik after profitable the toss.
“Rohit was hit on the knee throughout apply. He’s lacking out,” the MI skipper added.
Rohit’s absence comes at a vital juncture for MI, who’ve struggled with consistency this season, profitable solely certainly one of their first three matches. The five-time IPL champions are at present sixth on the factors desk and have been banking on Rohit to bounce again from his poor kind. The veteran batter has had a tough begin to IPL 2025, with scores of 0, 8, and 13 in his earlier outings.
LSG vs MI: Taking part in XI of each groups
Lucknow Tremendous Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Trent Boult
Influence substitutes
MI: Tilak Varma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma
LSG: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Singh.
