New Delhi. Former captain of Mumbai Indians team Rohit Sharma has created history in the Indian Premier League. He set such a record as soon as he entered the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He became the first player to play 200 matches for this team. Before the match, great batsman Sachin Tendulkar honored Rohit Sharma by giving him a special jersey.
This time Rohit Sharma is not playing as a captain but as a player in the Indian Premier League. The team management added Hardik Pandya, who captained Gujarat Titans last season, to the team before the start of the tournament. He was made the captain of the team in place of Rohit Sharma. While playing the match for Sunrisers Hyderabad, former captain Rohit Sharma set a special record. He was already the player who played the most matches for Mumbai Indians but also made a record of playing 200 matches.
Rohit Sharma’s record
Rohit Sharma had already made the record of playing most matches for Mumbai Indians. Now he has become the first player from this team to play 200 matches. In terms of playing most matches for Mumbai, the name of former all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who played 189 matches, comes second. Harbhajan Singh has played 136 matches for this team whereas the great Sachin Tendulkar has only 78 matches to his name.
200 matches for one team
In the history of the Indian Premier League, the record of playing the most number of matches for a single team is held in the name of Virat Kohli. Till now he has played a total of 239 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The name of former Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni comes at second place. He has played 222 matches for this team.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 27, 2024, 19:59 IST