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Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians: Indian captain Rohit Sharma Indian Premier League Sharing thoughts on completing 12 years with Mumbai Indians in (IPL), said that this journey has been very exciting and emotional for him. After spending his first IPL at Deccan Chargers, on 8 January 2011 in Bengaluru, Mumbai, the Punjab Kings were forced to bid high for Rohit in the mega auction.
Eventually Mumbai Indians managed to pick him up. Since then, Rohit has been their star batsman. Rohit won five IPL titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020) to Mumbai as captain.
Rohit Sharma said, “I cannot believe that it has been 12 years at Mumbai Indians. It has been an extremely exciting and emotional journey for me. We have achieved a lot together with the veterans and the youngsters.”
In an official statement by the franchise, Rohit said, “Mumbai Indians is my family and I would like to thank my fellow players, fans and management for all the love. Looking forward to creating more memories for our paltan.”
Rohit also won the player of the match award in the 2015 IPL final for scoring a 26-ball fifty against Chennai Super Kings. He is also MI’s highest run scorer with 4982 runs.
He is also the most capped player for Mumbai and has the second most number of wins (81 out of 143 matches) in the IPL as captain. But after missing out on the playoffs in 2021, Mumbai finished a disappointing last in the 10-team event in IPL 2022, winning only four out of 14 matches in the league stage.
On the international front, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma will make his debut in 2023 in the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka when the first match will be played in Guwahati on January 10. After this, there will be matches in Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram on 12 and 15 January.
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