Mumbai Indians (MI) have made their debut ipl 2026 Huge promotion, and a big reason behind it is none other than Rohit Sharma. Just before MI’s second league match against Delhi Capitals, the secret of Rohit Sharma’s excellent form has been revealed.
Even though the former India and Mumbai Indians captain has hardly played competitive cricket in the last few months, he surprised everyone with a brilliant inning of 78 runs in 38 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium.
Mahela Jayawardene opens up about Rohit Sharma’s pre-season preparation
Now, the head coach of Mumbai Indians Mahela Jayawardene He revealed how Rohit really prepared and entered the tournament at a faster pace than ever before.
Ahead of the DC vs MI clash in Delhi, Mahela shared that Rohit had made up his mind long before joining the camp as he had been quietly working on both his fitness and batting during the break. MI had many practice matches and match simulations and Rohit took part in all of them.
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“Well, I think credit to him; he obviously had a plan and a vision. Even though he hasn’t played much competitive cricket, he has put in a lot of skill work in the off-season whenever he has time,” Mahela Jayawardene said in the pre-match press conference, as quoted by IANS.
He then joined us on the first day of camp and we talked about how we wanted to start. We did a lot of simulations and also played some practice matches. So, that was part of all that.
Rohit Sharma comes into form immediately due to experience
Although Rohit last played competitive cricket in January 2026, years of experience have worked in his favour. As soon as he stepped into the nets and into the practice games, he was in pretty good shape and the MI head coach said it was down to his nerves, muscle memory and how he wanted to go about it.
Mahela observed that his bat speed and timing were exactly where they needed to be and said that the fluent shots he played against KKR were proof that his preparation during MI camp Had worked perfectly. He added, “He had a good start in the first game and hopefully he can continue that. I think this tournament is a little tougher. But he is focused; he is relaxed.”
Rohit Sharma’s unique training method
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians players such as Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma come into IPL 2026 after playing consistent cricket with Team India.
His tempo was already high because of the recent t20 world cup And white ball series. However, Rohit’s situation was different.
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The Sri Lankan legend revealed that the Hitman completely focused on fitness for about two months after his last international matches against New Zealand.
“It took him two months to get his fitness right and then he started working on his skills,” Mahela said.
Rohit Sharma’s personal routine helps him achieve peak form
since Rohit Sharma Based in Mumbai, he regularly uses MI’s training facility to work on his batting in peace. The head coach shared that MI’s support staff was not much involved, instead they let Rohit follow his program as he has reached a level where he understands what his body actually needs.
MI provided space, nets and bowlers to Rohit whenever he needed. Notably, the franchise runs special camps for players who are not playing for India regularly and Rohit made smart use of this structure as he prepared for this season.
He signed off by saying, “It’s just the guys who are not with their national set-ups or the players who are with their state teams, and some of them are not playing cricket – so we will try in their spare time; we will bring them to a camp and do some skill work or whatever we need to do with them.” In this way we connect with our entire team. So, that’s how it goes.”