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Rohit Sharma Urged To Leave Opening, Bat At This Position For Mumbai Indians By Anil Kumble | Cricket News

One of the finest batters in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history, Rohit Sharma has done wonders while leading the Mumbai Indians in the T20 league history. However, the opening batter could do little with the bat last season as Mumbai finished bottom in the 10-team tournament. Going into the IPL 2023 season, former India spinner Anil Kumble has urged the right-handed batter not open anymore, and instead, take up the No. 4 postion in the middle-order for the franchise.Mumbai Indians have some fine batters who can be really explosive at the top. The likes of Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green have been used to opening the batting. Even players like Dewald Brevis and Suryakumar Yadav can take up the role if Rohit decides to come down in the middle."He was not afraid to say what he had to s...
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IPL 2023: Rohit Sharma Ducks ‘Rest’ Bouncer, Puts Mumbai Indians Coach In Spotlight | Cricket News

'Workload management' is an important contributor to players' performances. With the gruelling 2-month-long Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season set to start on March 31, many are worried about the Indian players' workload, especially keeping the World Test Championship final against Australia in mind. Rohit Sharma, who is the captain of both the Indian team and Mumbai Indians, was asked about taking 'rest' from IPL during the course of the season. His didn't just dodge the bullet himself but put head coach Mark Boucher in the spotlight.In an interaction for Mumbai Indians ahead of the start of the new season, Rohit was asked about sitting out from a few matches.He said: "I think Mark will give you an answer to that."Boucher, who is the new MI head coach, said: "Do you want to rest? ...
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“New Innovations…”: Rohit Sharma’s Interesting Comment On ‘Impact Player’ Rule In Indian Premier League 2023 | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma at a promotional event for Mumbai Indians© NDTVMumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday backed the new "impact player" rule that will come into force in the upcoming Indian Premier League T20 tournament. The regulation will allow a substitute to come in to bat and bowl, but he can only be an Indian unless there are fewer than four overseas players in a team. "It's interesting to have new innovations coming into the game," Rohit told reporters before the IPL season starts on Friday. "Only time will tell what happens and how the team will cope with this new rule, but I like the idea of an impact player coming in and changing your team after the toss."He said five-time IPL winners Mumbai will "luckily" be able to see how other teams use the new rule since four other ma...
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Arjun Tendulkar To Debut For Mumbai Indians In IPL 2023? Rohit Sharma Gives One-Word Reply | Cricket News

File photo of Arjun Tendulkar© TwitterArjun Tendulkar has been a part of the Mumbai Indians franchise for the past two years, but he has not made his debut yet in the Indian Premier League. In 2021, he suffered an injury and in 2022, he was not given a chance despite MI finishing last in the points table. Arjun, who is the son of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, has been practicing with the side ahead of the IPL 2023 and when asked about his possible debut, skipper Rohit Sharma gave an answer that will not disappoint the young cricketer.“Good question. Hopefully,” Rohit said at the pre-tournament press conference.Head coach Mark Boucher was also present at the event, and he told reporters that Arjun has impressed many with his bowling and if he is ready, he will surely be considere...
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Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya Make Gains In ICC ODI Rankings | Cricket News

India skipper Rohit Sharma© AFPIndia captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday moved up one place to be eighth in the batters' list while all-rounder Hardik Pandya jumped 10 positions to be 76th among bowlers in the ICC ODI Rankings. Shubman Gill remains India's best-placed batter at number 5, while Virat Kohli was at the seventh position after the update took into consideration performances in the Chennai ODI. The batting chart was led by Pakistan's Babar Azam. Mohammed Siraj at number three was the only Indian in the top 10 bowlers list, headed by Australia's Josh Hazlewood.Among others, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan moved back to the top of the T20 rankings after leading his side to a 2-1 series victory over Pakistan in Sharjah.Rashid, who took a wicket each in the three matches conced...
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“He Is The Captain”: Mumbai Indians Coach’s Blunt Take On Resting Rohit Sharma In IPL 2023 | Cricket News

Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher said on Wednesday that he will have no problem in resting Rohit Sharma during the league stage of the IPL provided the captain is able to find form with the bat. Mumbai Indians will be desperate for a turn around after a poor show last year when they finished last in the 10-team IPL. With Mumbai Indians starting their IPL 2023 season with an away clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 2, the focus will also be on the workload management of the players and especially Rohit, who will lead India in the 50-over World Cup later this year in October-November. Sharma, when asked if he was open to take a backseat and rest during a few IPL games in the league round, preferred to have the question answered by the former South African wicketkeeper...
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Will MS Dhoni Retire After IPL 2023? Rohit Sharma Comes Up With Explosive Answer | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma (L) and MS Dhoni© AFPThe reports of MS Dhoni's possible retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) have been making headlines for quite some time. While Dhoni is busy practicing with Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2023, various experts have already said that he will not be playing in the competition after this year. In a recent interaction, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma weighed in on the issue and the star India opener said that Dhoni looks fit enough to play in the IPL for the next 2-3 seasons."I've been hearing for the last 2-3 years that this is going to be MS Dhoni's last season. I think he is fit enough to play a few more seasons," Rohit said in MI's pre-season press conference.Recently, Rajasthan Royals' Riyan Parag said that Dhoni has mastered the role o...
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Mumbai Indians In IPL 2023: Preview, Strongest XI, Schedule – All You Need To Know | Cricket News

For Mumbai Indians, the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) was a forgettable one as it finished at the bottom of the points table. It lost 10 out of 14 games. Indeed, it was the worst performance by Mumbai Indians who finished last — for the first time ever across all 15 editions. Mumbai Indians will be hoping that Jofra Archer hits top form in the absence of an injured Jasprit Bumrah as the record five-time champions aim to turn things around after a horrendous last season. Mumbai Indians endured an inexplicably poor IPL 2022, finishing last with just four wins.Mumbai's poor show coincided with their captain's worst season as well. Never before in history of IPL had Rohit Sharma finished a season without a fifty, and in IPL 2022, MI's run-machine at the top recorded his lowest numbers si...
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Rohit Sharma “Delivered Milk Packets So That…”: Ex India Star Narrates Never Heard Before Tale Of Mumbai Indians Captain | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team and Mumbai Indians captain, and Pragyan Ojha have known each other for years. They were teammates at erstwhile Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit Deccan Chargers in 2008. In an episode of ‘My Time with Rohit' on JioCinema, Ojha recalled the moment he first met Rohit formally in the U-15 national camp and how everyone was saying he was a special player. "When I first met Rohit in the U-15 national camp, everyone said he was a very special player. There, I played against him and took his wicket. Rohit being a typical Bombay guy, didn't speak much but was aggressive when he played. In fact, I was very surprised as to why he was being so aggressive with me when we didn't know each other! But after that our friendship began to grow," Ojha remembered."He ...
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On Grooming Indian Cricket Team Captain To Follow Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly’s Big Hint | Cricket News

File photo of Sourav Ganguly and Rohit Sharma© BCCI/SportzpicsThe Indian cricket team has had some phenomenal leaders. Rohit Sharma succeeded Virat Kohli who had taken over the reins from MS Dhoni. Sourav Ganguly, who himself is one of the finest skippers in the game's history, was asked about grooming a captain who could follow Rohit in the years to come. Dada, highlighting his views, said that he sees the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a good grooming platform for leaders before hinting that Hardik Pandya could be the one to succeed the HItman in the coming years.In a chat with the Times of India, Ganguly highlighted the importance of IPL in finding potential leaders. Having seen Haridk already leading the Indian team in T20Is and ODIs on occasions, Ganguly is confident of seeing IPL ...