Rohit Sharma is not playing today's IPL 2025 match between MI and LSG in Lucknow. Here's why.
Mumbai Indians are taking on Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium today (April 4). Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to field first, putting LSG in.
MI have made one major change to their lineup, with former captain Rohit Sharma missing from the XI as well as the impact players list.
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Why is Rohit Sharma not playing?
Pandya clarified at the toss that Rohit wasn't available for this game as he got hit on his knee during training. The MI captain didn't give any details on the severity of the injury, though. When contacted by Wisden.com, Mumbai Indians did not specify the severity of his injury.
Raj Bawa, a 22-year-old all-rounder from Punjab who replaces Rohit in the XI, making his Mumbai Indians debut.
When asked about the fitness status of Jasprit Bumrah, Pandya was vague with his answer, saying that the speedster "should be back soon".
MI vs LSG: Playing XIs
MI: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur
Impact subs: Tilak Verma, Corbin Bosch, Robini Minz, Satyanarayan Raju, Karn Sharma
LSG: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Impact subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, M Siddarth, Akash Singh
