Mumbai Indians (MI) Fans were disappointed when their star opener Rohit Sharma was left out of the conflict between IPL 2025 with the Lucknow Super Giant (LSG).

Reasons for Rohit Sharma’s absence

In a tossing, Captain Mi Hardik Pandya It was confirmed that Rohit suffered a knee injury during practice and was declared unsuitable for the game. Rest Rohit’s decision seemed preventive, as team management has not disclosed the extent of his injury.

“We’re going to bowl first. It looks like a new wicket. Not sure how it plays. It looks decent. Dew may appear later. Hadick said after winning the discount.

“Rohit got a knee hit during practice. He missed it.” Captain MI added.

Rohit’s absence was at a key point in MI, who have struggled with consistency this season, winning only one of the first three games. The five-time IPL champion is currently ranked sixth in the scoring list and rebounds in bad form at Rohit. The veteran batsman had a tough start at IPL 2025, with his previous outings scoring 0, 8 and 13.

LSG vs MI: XI of both teams

Lucknow Super Giant: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Poran, Rishabh Pant (C&WK), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh, Avesh Khan Khan Khan Khan Khan

Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickleton (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Vignesh Puthur, Vignesh Puthur, Vignesh Puthur, Vignesh Puthur, Vignesh Puthur, Vignesh Puthur, Vignesh Puthur, Vignesh Puthur, Treatment Boult Boult Boult Boult

Influence alternatives

Mi: Tilak Varma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma

LSG: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Singh.