Rohit Sharma suffered a hamstring injury against RCB. Image Credit: ANI
Rohit Sharma Injury News: The Mumbai Indians have faced some unprecedented times in recent seasons. The five-time champions have not been able to win a single title since 2020. In IPL 2026, the Hardik Pandya-led unit has won only two games in the season so far. The absence of Rohit Sharma has harmed the chances of MI in recent games. Having been sidelined with a hamstring injury since the 12th of April, the veteran opening batter has missed five games on the trot. Since he has been out of the playing XI, MI have tried multiple batters as options at the top of the order. Robin Minz, Quinton de Kock, Danish Malewar, and Ryan Rickelton have opened the innings for MI in these games.
Regarding Rohit’s return, the Mumbai Indians have not released any official information. Since sustaining a hamstring injury during a game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru over three weeks ago, the former captain, who guided the team to five IPL titles, has not participated in any games. Since then, Rohit has missed games against the Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, and Punjab Kings due to an injury he sustained in the game on 19. However, the Mumbai Indians posted a video of the opening batsman batting in the nets prior to the LSG match.
The replacement options from the Mumbai Indians have failed to leave any mark on the IPL 2026 season. Apart from Quinton de Kock, who scored a century in one of the three games he played, there has not been much success for the five-time champions at the top of the order. Danish Malewar played two games and scored only two runs, including a duck. Meanwhile, Will Jacks has shown some consistency in the last two games. The English all-rounder, opening the innings, has scored 47 runs in two innings.
Ryan Rickelton has been in impeccable touch for the Mumbai Indians. His form at the Wankhede Stadium has been even better than his overall record this season. Rickelton has scored 243 runs in four innings at Wankhede Stadium this season. Away from home, Rickelton has scored the highest score of 37 runs. In his last game at the venue, Rickelton scored an unbeaten century against Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, it is his partner at the opposite end that has created a lot of questions for the five-time champions. Will they continue to open with Will Jacks, or will the Mumbai Indians change things up in order to bounce back to winning ways?
Arjun Tendulkar, who has been in the news for a while now, could find himself in the playing XI. By including him in the playing LSG could add to their batting depth. The all-rounder was traded from the Mumbai Indians ahead of this season. However, Arjun, who is the son of MI mentor Sachin Tendulkar, has not played a single game so far in the season.
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