New Delhi. In the new season of the Indian Premier League, the Mumbai Indians team came to play with a new captain. The team management decided to hand over the command of the team to Hardik Pandya in place of Rohit Sharma. The team had to start the tournament with a defeat against Gujarat Titans. Mumbai team entered the second match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in search of victory. This match is very special for Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma may not be captaining the Indian Premier League this time but his influence remains intact. On Wednesday, March 27, this brilliant player made a place in a very special list. Rohit Sharma became only the third player in the history of the tournament to play 200 matches for a single team. On this occasion, former team captain and great batsman Sachin Tendulkar honored him. Rohit Sharma was gifted a special jersey.
A special moment to mark a landmark occasion
Rohit Sharma is presented with a special commemorative jersey by none other than the legendary Sachin Tendulkar on the occasion of his 200th IPL Match for @mipaltan #TATAIPL , #SRHvMI , @ImRo45 , @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/iFEH8Puvr7
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 27, 2024
Rohit Sharma registered his name in the pages of history as soon as he entered the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. He became the first player to play 200 matches for Mumbai Indians. On this occasion, Sachin Tendulkar gifted him a jersey with Rohit Sharma’s name written on it in front of the entire team. This special moment was very special for the captain who made the team champion 5 times.
Rohit Sharma’s record
So far, Rohit Sharma has scored 5084 runs for Mumbai Indians after playing a total of 199 matches. During this period he has also scored a total of 1 century. Under the captaincy of Rohit, this team has lifted the IPL trophy a total of 5 times. In the year 2013, Mumbai team won the title for the first time and in the same year Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from IPL. After this, the trophy was won in 2015, 2017, 2019 and again in 2021.
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Tags: Hardik Pandya, IPL 2024, mumbai indians, Rohit Sharma, sachin tendulkar
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 27, 2024, 19:19 IST