Rohit Sharma Injury Update : MI Captain available for selection vs RR | IPL 2019

Rohit Sharma available for selection vs RR: Mumbai Indians captain looks set to resume his IPL 2019 duties vs Rajasthan Royals.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma looks all set to walk back into Indians’ lineup for their seventh match of IPL 2019. After succumbing to a thigh or hamstring injury during a practice session, Sharma had missed MI’s last match against Kings XI Punjab.

Sharma’s availability was announced by Mumbai Indians Director of Cricket Operations, Zaheer Khan, during his press conference on the eve of match against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai tomorrow.

.@ImZaheer: Rohit Sharma is definitely available for selection.
#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #ESAday #EducationAndSportsForAll #ESA #MIvRR

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 12, 2019

“@ImRo45 is definitely available for selection.”@ImZaheer confirms the Hitman’s availability for tomorrow’s game against RR.#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #ESAday #EducationAndSportsForAll #ESA #MIvRR pic.twitter.com/v1CnGWYABO

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 12, 2019

In Sharma’s absence, all-rounder Kieron Pollard had led the side against KXIP. Playing an archetype captain’s innings, Pollard scored 83 (31) with the help of three fours and 10 sixes to propel Mumbai to a 198-run chase.

In five matches this season, Sharma has scored 118 runs at an average of 23.60 and a strike rate of 122.91. With four wins in six matches, Mumbai Indians are currently at No. 3 in the points table.

Below par umpiring standards have brought a lot of criticism towards IPL 2019. It was an umpiring howler which saw Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni walking infamously on to the ground from the dugout last night.

Being asked about the same, the former India fast bowler claimed umpiring to being a difficult job. Zaheer also opened up on not putting too much pressure on the umpires.

.@ImZaheer: In terms of standards of umpiring, it is not an easy job. The more pressure you put on them, it is just going to be even more difficult. This is something which we all need to be aware of.#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #ESAday #EducationAndSportsForAll #ESA #MIvRR

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 12, 2019

How Twitter reacted:

A solid partnership between education and sports will lead children to a successful future. #ESA is a great initiative by @mipaltan and I can’t wait to see Wankhede Stadium filled with 21,000 smiling kids tomorrow. #ESAday pic.twitter.com/nLCwU7kqbq

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) April 12, 2019

Most M.O.M Awards In IPL

Gayle – 21
Abd – 18
Dhoni – 16*
Rohit – 16
Yusuf – 16
Warner – 15#RRvCSK

— CricBeat (@Cric_beat) April 11, 2019

Most Wins As A Captain In IPL

MS Dhoni – 100*💛
Gambhir – 71
Rohit – 54
Kohli – 45
Gilchrist – 35
Warne – 31
Sachin – 30

Congratulations #Thala For 100th win as Captain#RRvCSK #Dhoni #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/qeoHkvzIQo

— IPL_facts (@IPL_Fact) April 11, 2019

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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