MI vs SRH: Hardik Pandya gave a big statement on Rohit Sharma’s fitness, told when ‘Hitman’ will return to the field

Rohit Sharma Fitness Update MI vs SRH: The 41st league match of IPL 2026 is being played between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In this match, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first. Before the match, all eyes were on the playing eleven of the team, especially on the return of Rohit Sharma, but he could not play in this match also.

Update on Rohit Sharma’s fitness

Rohit Sharma has been out of the team for the last few matches due to injury. On April 12, he suffered a hamstring problem while batting in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, after which he retired hurt. Since then he has not been completely fit. At the time of the toss, Hardik Pandya told that Rohit will have to wait for a few more matches before returning to the field. He is working towards achieving full fitness.

Two big changes in the team

In this match, Mumbai Indians have made two important changes in their playing eleven. Mitchell Santner has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to a shoulder injury. Quinton de Kock is also not playing in this match due to wrist injury. In place of these two, the team has given opportunity to Ryan Rickleton and Robin Minz, who can play an important role in this match.

Every match is important for Mumbai

in ipl 2026 Mumbai Indians The performance so far has not been as per expectations. The team has won only 2 out of 7 matches played so far. In such a situation, all the upcoming matches have become very important for Mumbai to remain in the race for the playoffs. The team will have to win continuously so that it can strengthen its position in the points table.

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Playing eleven of both the teams

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickleton (wicketkeeper), Will Jacques, Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak VermaHardik Pandya (captain), Robin Minze, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, M. Ghazanfar, Ashwini Kumar.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Sahil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Harsh Dubey, Sabik Hussain, Prafulla Hinge, Ishan Malinga.