Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma failed to play for his team for the fourth time in a row as MI take on SRH at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, April 29. The five-time champions are currently in the ninth position, winning just 2 matches out of 7 games.
Rohit had picked up a hamstring injury during his side's clash against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 12. Since that injury, the former Mumbai Indian skipper has been sitting on the sidelines, trying to attain match fitness.
Rohit Sharma Fitness Update: Hardik Pandya Shares Big Update
During the toss against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Hardik Pandya confirmed that Rohit Sharma is still not match-ready. The MI captain said the former skipper needs more time to regain full fitness before returning to action. "Rohit will need a couple more games;
he's trying, but it's not up to the mark," Hardik said after opting to bat first.
Rohit has been gradually working his way back and was seen training with the squad at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. While he went through light warm-ups and running drills, he did not take part in any batting sessions.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians are also missing Quinton de Kock and Mitchell Santner for this match. Santner has been ruled out of the tournament with a shoulder injury, while De Kock is sidelined with a wrist problem. Hardik confirmed the changes in the XI.
"Mitchell (Santner) was unfortunate, and so was Quinny today. He just did something to his wrist. We have a couple of changes for this team. Ryan (Rickelton) comes in place of Quinny. We've got Robin Minz," he said.
On the other side, Sunrisers Hyderabad made a single change, bringing in Harsh Dubey in place of Shivang Kumar.
