Rohit Sharma will be eager to make his presence felt against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), having missed the clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
The availability of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya will certainly be a boost for MI who recently suffered a defeat against CSK.
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya missed the game against Chennai Super Kings due to niggles.
Ruturaj Gaikwad steadied the ship for Chennai Super Kings after they were reduced to 24 for 4 at the end of the powerplay.
The absence of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya is certainly an area of concern for MI fans, with the players capable of winning games single-handedly.
Rohit Sharma is expected to take over India’s T20I captaincy after Virat Kohli steps down at the end of the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli stepped down as the captain of the ICC World T20 2021 and the move thrashed the BCCI's statement a couple of days back.
Sunil Gavaskar heaped praise on KL Rahul for his quality of leadership shown in the IPL while leading Punjab Kings.
Madan Lal believes Rohit Sharma's experience of having led Mumbai Indians to as many as 5 IPL titles will come in handy if he takes over as India's next T20I captain.
Kohli will still remain the skipper of the Test and ODI sides, but the responsibility of leading the side in T20s will fall on someone else.