In the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, five-time IPL- winning captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Friday due to a knee injury.
Current MI skipper Hardik Pandya shared the update at the toss, where he won and opted to bowl first. “Rohit was hit on the knee. He is missing out,” Hardik said, confirming the former captain’s unavailability for the game.
Rohit’s form has been a point of concern in the early stages of the tournament. In the three matches he has played so far, the veteran opener has managed 21 runs. He was dismissed for a duck in the season opener against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), followed by scores of 8 against Gujarat Titans (GT) and 13 against reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Hardik also provided a brief update on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who has been recovering from a back-related injury. “Jasprit should be back soon,” said the MI captain, raising hopes of the star fast bowler’s return in the coming fixtures. Mumbai Indians have had a mixed start to the season, and they hope Rohit and Bumrah will return to full fitness soon, as they look to build momentum in the tournament.
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant said that the team is “pretty confident” despite losing two of their three games in the 18th edition of the cash-rich league. “I think we are pretty confident as a batting unit. A very strong unit. A few of our players haven’t come off, including me. We had talked about playing in this fashion throughout the tournament. The general discussion is to go out there and express yourself. We haven’t talked about the target we want to achieve. Just play the ball, watch the ball, and react. I think we are pretty confident,” Rishabhh Pant said.
