Will Rohit Sharma play for Mumbai Indians (GT vs MI) against Gujarat Titans in the next match of IPL 2026? This has been a question among MI fans since Rohit Sharma suffered a hamstring injury during the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Due to injury, Sharma could not even play in the MI vs Punjab Kings match. In the next match, Gujarat will face Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. But will Sharma play? According to the report of Indian Express, the opener is likely to go to the venue with the team. But whether the 38-year-old player will play or not is still a secret.
Will Rohit Sharma play GT Vs?
“The Indian Express understands that the 38-year-old player will travel with the team to the Narendra Modi Stadium well in advance to assess his fitness. Any hamstring injury takes at least eight days for a player to fully recover and his chances of playing today are slim,” the report said.
Before the match, it was widely reported that Rohit Sharma spent a lot of time in the nets working on his batting. At the pre-match press conference, Mumbai Indians bowling coach Paras Mhambrey shared some important updates about both Sharma and his New Zealand international spin bowling all-rounder Mitchell Santner. Like Sharma, the Kiwi spinner also has some fitness concerns ahead of the Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians match.
MI batting coach shares some updates on Rohit Sharma
Mhambrey claimed that former captain Rohit, under whom Mumbai Indians won 5 IPL titles, had a net session before the match where he looked good.
“Both are fit. In fact, if you walk here in the nets, if you just look at Rohit’s batting. So yes, he is working on it. Santner is fit. So, unfortunately, we missed him (Santner) in the last game, caught a bug. Not something we could have done. But both are fit, yes,” the MI coach said.
Even before the Punjab Kings match, the star opener was seen batting in the nets but ultimately missed the match. In place of Rohit Sharma, MI named Quinton de Kock to open the innings with Ryan Rickelton. At the time of the toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya revealed that the former skipper may miss one or two matches due to a hamstring problem.
It is worth noting that the Mumbai-based franchise, which has a tremendous success rate in the league, has never been able to beat Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Currently, MI is at the bottom of the IPL 2026 points table. In such
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