Before Mumbai Indians’ upcoming Indian Premier League match against Gujarat Titans, the team’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey stated that key batsman Rohit Sharma and spinner Mitchell Santner are both ready to participate. Mumbai Indians are looking to revive their season, which has become a fight to stay competitive. After an initial victory against Kolkata Knight Riders, the team has suffered four straight defeats, revealing weaknesses in their batting and bowling.
The team’s progress was hindered when Rohit sustained a hamstring injury during the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, missing the subsequent match against Punjab Kings. Captain Hardik Pandya indicated that Rohit might need a few more games to recover.
Santner, the New Zealand spinner, also sat out the Punjab Kings game due to sickness.
In a press conference before the match, Paras provided an update: ‘Both players are ready. If you watch Rohit at the nets, he’s batting well and putting in the effort. Santner has recovered from his illness, which unfortunately kept him out last time. We’re glad both are available.’
Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ashok Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shahrukh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jason Holder, Luke Wood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu, Connor Esterhuizen.
Mumbai Indians Squad: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Trent Boult, Corbin Bosch, Mitchell Santner, Ashwani Kumar, Will Jacks, Mayank Markande, Raghu Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, AM Ghazanfar, Danish Malewar, Krish Bhagat, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar.
