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Mahela Jayawardene insisted Rohit Sharma is fully fit and said the Mumbai Indians’ continued use of him as an Impact Substitute is now a team-combination call rather than a medical compromise, as MI’s injury-hit IPL 2026 campaign moved towards a difficult post-season review.Rohit Sharma for the Mumbai Indians. (ANI Pic Service)Rohit had returned from a hamstring issue earlier in the season, forcing Mumbai to manage his workload carefully. The former MI captain’s limited fielding involvement had kept questions alive over whether he was still being protected physically, but Jayawardene said the concern no longer exists.Jayawardene clears air on Rohit’s Impact Sub role“According to me, according to our medical team, Rohit is 100%. After coming back from the hamstring injury, first game we were a bit cautious. Now he is playing as an Impact Sub just for the team combination when we are bowling. He is a team player; he perfectly understands it,” Jayawardene said.The clarification comes at a stage where Mumbai’s season has already been defined by disruption. Rohit Sharma’s hamstring trouble was one of the early setbacks, while MI also had to deal with injuries to key personnel through the campaign. That instability affected both selection and rhythm, with the five-time champions unable to build a settled run despite having a strong core on paper.Rohit’s Impact Sub usage had become a talking point because MI had earlier wanted a larger on-field role from him this season. His return as a batting-only option, therefore, carried a clear visual signal. Mahela Jayawardene’s latest statement attempts to separate the current decision from the injury itself. According to the MI head coach, Rohit is available from a fitness standpoint, but the franchise is choosing its XI balance based on bowling needs.Also Read: Explained: What happened between Virat Kohli and Travis Head that led to frosty post-match scenesSurya’s form defended amid MI’s batting issuesJayawardene also backed Suryakumar Yadav, whose form has been a major concern for Mumbai. Surya entered the season as one of MI’s most important batting pillars, but his returns have not matched his reputation or the side’s needs in a campaign where the middle order repeatedly lacked sustained control.“Surya is a naturally gifted player. At the moment, it’s a combination of confidence and just going through a patch. It happens in cricket,” Jayawardene said.The defence was expected, but the concern remains real. MI’s battin...
Will Rohit Sharma play today? How much did MI star score against ...
Rajasthan Royals will be hoping to clinch the playoff spot in the Indian Premier League 2026 as they take on Mumbai Indians on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.After a prolonged injury break, Rohit Sharma first made a comeback against Lucknow Super Giants, where he scored 84 runs in 44 balls and helped MI chase down 229 runs.AdvertisementHowever, in the next match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, he started well but was dismissed early in the innings as he could score just 22 runs in 10 balls.CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR BET WITH DAFABETAgainst Punjab Kings, he struggled to get going. The lack of feet movement was evident as Yuzvendra Chahal broke through his defence with a hint of spin, and the stumps were rattled. Although he hit two sixes, there were no boundaries in his innings of 25 runs off 26 balls.Add The Sporting News as a preferred news sourceIn the previous match, against Kolkata Knight Riders, he was dismissed for just 15 runs in 13 balls.AdvertisementAccording to MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene Rohit is "100 per cent fit," and is likely to play the team's final match of the season.“Yes, he had a hamstring injury. We gave him the time that he needed to recover from that and then he came back," Jayawardene said.“The first game also, we were cautious even with his batting, the way he was running because he had to adapt to it slowly, gradually coming back into it. But for me, the medical team, everything is 100 per cent."MORE: Visit Cricket News for all the latest cricket coverage and opinionHow many runs did Rohit Sharma score in today's MI vs RR IPL 2026 match?Rohit Sharma came on as an impact sub in the second innings as MI were looking to chase 206 runs but the star opener departed for a duck in four balls.AdvertisementWhat is Rohit Sharma's record in IPL?Rohit has played 281 matches in IPL and has 7314 runs at an average of 30.10 and a strike rate of 133.05.MatNoRunsHSAvgSR100504s6s281317329109*30.04133.01249661323 BEST ODDS AND OFFERS CLICK TO BET
IPL 2026 | 'Rohit Sharma is 100% fit': Mumbai Indians give big update ...
Rohit Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)MUMBAI: Rohit Sharma has been in the news more due to his dodgy fitness than his batting in IPL-2026. Hampered by the recurrence of an old hamstring injury, the 39-year-old batter has played eight matches for the Mumbai Indians, in which he has scored 283 runs at an average of 40.42, with a strike rate of 160.70. The injury caused the former India captain to miss a few games, and after return, he has only featured as an 'Impact Player' for MI. Amidst concerns around his fitness, Rohit was named in India's ODI team for the three-match series in Afghanistan in June, but with a 'subject to fitness' condition. However, ahead of his team's final match of IPL-2026 against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene has insisted that "Rohit is 100% fit." "I think even before he got injured as well, we used him (Rohit) in a couple of games. We feel that (in) a few games he was impacted (used as an Impact Player), like I explained. It is purely on the team combination and the people that we want on the field have to be on the field. To be honest, I don't think about the Indian team or what their requirement when I am assembling a team for Mumbai Indians. I set it up and Rohit understands that he is a team player. He understands what is required for Mumbai Indians and we go about it. Yes, he had a hamstring injury. We gave him the time that he needed to recover from that and then he came back. (In the) the first game also, we were cautious even with his batting, the way he was running because he had to adapt to it slowly, gradually coming back into it. But for me, the medical team, everything is 100%. We are not putting him on the field because of what we have done in the past as well," Jayawardene said at the pre-match press conference here on Saturday."It is just a team combination and it has nothing to do with it. I hope that it doesn't impact whatever the conversations or whatever is happening outside this bubble," the former Sri Lankan captain added.Jayawardene revealed that ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who endured an ordinary IPL-2026-he took just four wickets@102.00, at an economy rate of 8.36 in 13 matches- played in the 2026 T20 World Cup "with a niggle," which meant that he had to be allowed a "gradual build-up or him to get over that niggle" as even "his pace had dropped for the first four-five games." Incredibly, despite the injury, Bumrah finished with 14 wickets in eight matches...
"Why do you make Rohit Sharma sit in the dugout?" - Former IPL winner ...
Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary slammed the MI team management for their treatment of Rohit Sharma in recent times, and questioned the decision of using him as an impact player in the loss against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The five-time winners risk finishing at the bottom of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 table after suffering a four-wicket loss at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Wednesday, May 20. MI had used Rohit Sharma as an impact player on a regular basis in the previous campaign, and the same trend followed against KKR as he was replaced by Allash Ghazanfar at the start of the second innings. The Hitman has been managing a hamstring injury, with his participation in the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan in June, being subject to fitness. However, Manoj Tiwary opined that Rohit Sharma could have been used as a fielder in the slip cordon, and as an aid to assist Hardik Pandya while defending a low score. "MI are keeping the wrong players in the wrong position on the field for fielding. Today, we saw Corbin Bosch at slip dropping a catch, then before that Naman Dhir also dropped one against PBKS. I keep coming back to the same point. When you have an experienced player like Rohit Sharma in your camp, who has been captain, then you don't have to worry about the slip region. Rohit can catch those, right? If Hardik needs help in captaincy, then he can do that as well. So, why is he not being utilised? Why do you make Rohit Sharma sit in the dugout? I am unable to understand that," he said on Cricbuzz. Corbin Bosch misjudged an opportunity at slip in the 11th over off Allah Ghazanfar's bowling, when Rovman Powell was batting on 17. He committed to the wrong side, and his last-ditch effort to move towards the ball ended in vain, resulting in a boundary. Manoj Tiwary further stated that MI are tarnishing the legacy that Rohit Sharma set, and there will be a new leader at the helm in the next season. "Rohit Sharma is watching his legacy crumble before his own eyes over the last three years, and that is reflected through his expressions as well from the dugout. He knows that if I had been there, I would not have taken that decision. Even back then, I had said that removing him was the wrong call, and you can see the results now. They have just qualified once in the last 3 years. So, I am 200 percent sure that we will see a new captain next season, whether it be Surya or Bumrah," he added. MI have only won four out of 13 matches thi...
