Former Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma, who is also the captain of Team India, joined his Indian Premier League (IPL) teammates in celebrating Holi on March 25th (Monday). Rohit Sharma and Mumbai Indians shared a brief video on their social media platforms of X (formerly Twitter), showing the former MI skipper joyfully spraying water from a pipe with his face covered in colourful hues.
Despite starting their IPL 2024 campaign with a close loss against Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday, Mumbai Indians remained upbeat as their former captain, Rohit Sharma, led the team's Holi celebrations. In a video shared by the franchise and the by Rohit Sharma on social media, Rohit Sharma can be seen fully adorned in colours, joyfully sliding on the ground and then spraying water directly towards the camera.
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Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians Lose To Shubman Gill's Gujarat Giants
In the IPL 2024 clash between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians, Shubman Gill led his team to a thrilling six-run victory in their opening game, making a promising debut as the captain of Gujarat Titans. Despite Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional performance with figures of 3/14, Mumbai Indians fell short as their batters couldn't capitalise on his brilliance.
MI struggled to chase down the target of 169 runs, facing setbacks when they needed 43 runs off the last five overs with seven wickets in hand. This loss continued their trend of not winning their IPL opener since their victory against Chennai Super Kings in 2012.
Although spinners Rashid Khan (0/23 in 4 overs) and R Sai Kishore (1/24) were economical, veteran Mohit Sharma (2/32) played a crucial role with his variations, while Spencer Johnson (2/25) and Umesh Yadav (2/32) bowled brilliantly in the final overs. Hardik Pandya's decision to bat at No. 7 raised eyebrows, although he managed to score a six and a four in the last over before falling to Umesh Yadav.