Finally Rohit Sharma is back in IPL 2026. He made a comeback in the match against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. In this match, Suryakumar Yadav is captaining in place of Hardik Pandya. At the time of the toss, Suryakumar confirmed that Rohit Sharma has returned. Rohit’s arrival and Hardik’s absence from the playing eleven is also a shocking matter.

Rohit Sharma has come to play a match after 22 days. Earlier, he was seen playing against Royal Challengers on 12 April. Rohit’s return has come at a time when Mumbai team is on the verge of being out of the playoffs. Now the question is whether Rohit’s arrival will change MI’s fortunes. Let us tell you that to go to the playoffs, Mumbai has to win all its remaining 5 matches. Let us tell you that in the match against Lucknow, Mumbai has kept Rohit Sharma in its impact players list and not in the playing eleven.

Why is Hardik Pandya not playing?

Big questions have been raised over keeping Hardik Pandya out of the playing eleven of Mumbai Indians. At the time of the toss, captain Suryakumar Yadav told that Hardik is ill, hence he did not get a chance in the playing eleven against Lucknow. Even though Suryakumar Yadav made it clear that due to illness, Hardik has not got a place in the playing eleven. But due to Hardik’s exit, the discussion on social media has intensified that Mumbai Indians are in a mood to retire Hardik before the next season.

Playing XI of Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Verma, Will Jacques, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.

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