Nothing more needs to be said about Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma as the Indian skipper and six-time Indian Premier League winner, is set to play his 205th match in the IPL as MI take on the Punjab Kings at the Mullanpur Stadium in Mohali.
He has come a long way from being a youngster under the leadership of Australian legend, Adam Gilchrist during his time with the Deccan Chargers to becoming MI’s captain leading them to five titles and making them the joint most successful side in the tournament.
Following the milestone, Rohit will become the second player to play 250 matches in the tournament with the first being none other than MS Dhoni who has a total of 256 matches with Chennai Super Kings and the now-defunct franchise Rising Pune Supergiants.
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Rohit Sharma through his IPL career has racked up 6472 runs at an average of 30.1 and strike rate of 131.22. He has hit 42 half-centuries and scored 2 tons in his IPL career. This makes him the fourth highest run-scorer in the tournament’s history just behind the likes of Virat Kohli who is at the top followed by Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner respectively.
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Recently in the previous game against CSK, Rohit managed to score 105 runs in 63 deliveries which went in vain as the rivals managed to walk away with the win.
However, Rohit’s form with the bat will be optimistic signs as MI look to get back to winning ways and start their charge for the playoff spot and a win over Punjab Kings will be crucial as they aim to turn the tides in their favour. In the 2024 season, he has already scored 261 runs in the 6 games he has played and is sixth in the run-scoring charts so far.
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With Dhawan missing out for PBKS due to injury, MI could have an opportunity to take a big win here and take some crucial points as well and Rohit could have a major role to play as they look to turn around their fortunes in this season’s IPL.
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