Rohit Sharma is not part of the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) playing XI against the Gujarat Titans (GT), ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The star opener is not part of the playing XI of the five-time champions for the second game in a row as they aim to end a four-match losing streak.
MI have made two changes to their playing XI with Danish Malewar and Krish Bhagat coming into the line-up. Both are making their debuts not just for the franchise but also in the IPL. Malewar has replaced Ryan Rickleton in the line-up while Bhagat has come in for Shardul Thakur. Mitchell Santner is also back in the line-up in place of Deepak Chahar.
Why Is Rohit Sharma Not Playing?
Rohit is not playing the match due to a hamstring injury he suffered during MI’s defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 12 at the Wankhede Stadium. Rohit suffered the injury during his innings and had to retire hurt in the run chase after making 19 runs in 13 balls. The former MI captain also missed the clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS), which the five-time champions lost.
With Rohit and Rickleton both not in the line-up, Malewar is set to open the batting for MI during this game with Quinton.
It remains unclear when Rohit will return. Ahead of the game against Punjab, Hardik had claimed Rohit would miss a couple of games. Bowling coach Paras Mhambrey had claimed that the 38-year-old was fit on the eve of the game. In the practice session before the match, Rohit was spotted batting.
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma
GT Impact Subs: Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Danish Malewar, Quinton de Kock(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
MI Impact Subs: Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma
