Hardik Pandya indicates extended absence for Rohit Sharma after ex-MI captain misses 4th match in a row | Cricket News
2 min readApr 29, 2026 07:45 PM IST There is no Rohit Sharma once again for the Mumbai Indians as they face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium. The 38-year-old last played in April 12 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at home and had limped off after facing 13 deliveries with a hamstring issue. “Rohit’s going to take a couple of more games,” said Pandya at the toss ahead of the match against SRH, which he won and chose to bat first. “He’s been trying, it’s not up to exactly where he would want, so not available for the team.” He was batting on 19 off 13 balls when he limped off the field in MI’s chase of a mammoth target of 241 against RCB on April 12. MI went on to lose the match by 18 runs. He seemed to be fine for much of the game and fielded for the entirety of the RCB innings. He was running normally for the first four overs of the …
