Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma in action. (Sportzpics for IPL)Mumbai Indians’ opener Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the Indian Premier League 2025 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday. Indian Test and ODI captain was hit on his knee during the practice ahead of the game, informed MI captain Hardik Pandya at the toss.
Rohit Sharma was utilised as an Impact Sub by MI this season. Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton will open for MI.
Rohit has had a poor start to IPL 2025 where the veteran cricketer is yet to cross the 20-run mark
Hardik won the toss for MI and elected to field first against Rishabh Pant’s LSG. He said, “We are gonna bowl first. Looks like a fresh wicket. Not sure how it is going to play. Looks a decent track. Dew might come in later. Thought better to chase. I think we in a group have spoken that we don’t want to talk about the wickets. We are here to play good cricket. That’s the talk we have had. Let’s not talk about the surfaces as a team. I think adaptation (key to success in IPL). Sticking to right plans and being smart. Lot of runs are being scored. Cricket is situation-based. Rohit was hit on the knee during practice. He is missing out. Jasprit (Bumrah) should be back soon.”
He also said that MI and team India ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who is recovering from a lower back injury after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, will soon return to the squad and will be available for the selection.
MI lost their opening two games against Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans — both away matches — before making a solid comeback against defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede. MI beat KKR by eight wickets.
Raj Angad Bawa was brought into the and Tilak Varma will play as an Impact Sub in this match.
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Trent Boult
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