Rohit Sharma trolled himself after his disappointing performance against Punjab Kings, where he scored at a strike rate below 100. He praised his opening partner Ryan Rickelton for his impact at the top of the order.
Rohit Sharma He missed several matches this season for Mumbai Indians, a franchise with which he has won five titles as captain. However, age has become a factor, as Rohit has missed some matches due to injury.
Mumbai Indians is in ninth place ipl 2026 points table With four wins this season. They are out of the playoff race and are only expected to finish in those bottom two spots in the points table.
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- Rohit Sharma made fun of his own slow innings after MI’s win over Punjab Kings in IPL 2026.
- The veteran batsman joked that he was “enjoying a bit of Test cricket” during his innings.
- Rohit Sharma also praised Ryan Rickelton for giving Mumbai a strong start in the chase.
- Despite the win over PBKS, Mumbai Indians are out of the playoff race.
Rohit Sharma trolls himself after disappointing performance against PBKS, says, “I was enjoying my Test cricket a bit.”
Legendary Indian batsman Rohit Sharma performed well for Mumbai Indians throughout the season and contributed to several big wins, including the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders and the second match against Lucknow Super Giants.
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Rohit came to bat with Ryan Rickelton and struggled to score many runs against the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Azmatullah Omarzai who started with the new ball. He scored only 25 runs in 26 balls after being brought in as an impact player before being dismissed Yuzvendra Chahal.
“Guys, great win. It was a total team effort. With the bat, it was good to see everyone doing well when I was enjoying Test cricket,” Rohit Sharma said in the dressing room.
Rohit Sharma is trolling himself after the defeat of Punjab Kings:
– “While I was enjoying my test cricket” pic.twitter.com/67E9TJDZ3Y
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 15 May 2026
“It wasn’t an easy pitch, but the way you played” – Rohit heaps praise on Ryan Rickelton after Mumbai Indians chase 200+ in Dharamshala.
Rohit praised his opening partner Ryan RickeltonWho is the only MI star to score 400+ runs in a season. The contribution of the batsmen has been important in Mumbai’s limited success.
“Rick (Ryan Rickelton), as he always does, was great to watch because that start was important for us. It was not an easy pitch, but the way you played, I think that start gave us the momentum to carry the innings forward,” the veteran Indian batsman said.
Rickelton has scored 430 runs in just 10 matches for Mumbai Indians this season, with his first IPL century to his name. He has been striking the ball fearlessly this season with a strike rate of 190.26 and has also hit a sky-high 37 runs this season.
Will Mumbai consider Jasprit Bumrah for captaincy in 2027?
Whereas Suryakumar YadavHis form was very poor this season, eventually he was dropped from the playing eleven. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya has been missing for the last few matches due to persistent injury.
It is being said that Hardik may part ways with Mumbai Indians before the next season. There are likely to be some major changes in the MI team ahead of the next season; Even players like Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav will not be able to retain their places.
Experienced MI campaigner, Jasprit Bumrah could be handed the captaincy after deciding to step down ahead of the 2027 season. He captained the side in the last game and it will be interesting to see if he does the same in the remaining matches this season.
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