Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) are leaving no stone unturned to sharpen their skills and fine tune their team combinations as they go into the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League with a bid to retain their title and add another piece of silverware to their swelling kitty of IPL trophies.

Mumbai Indians have a galaxy of stars both with the bat and red cherry will once again be led by their ever dependable skipper Rohit Sharma who has been an integral cog in the wheel of a highly successful franchise.

Amidst the 4-time IPL champions undergoing an intense training session ahead of their opening clash against Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener on September 19, their star batsman Rohit Sharma looked in sublime form with the willow.

Rohit Sharma who is known for his six hitting exploits both at the international level and in the IPL showed some vintage form of his during the nets session and seems to have found his golden touch despite the Covid-19 induced long break.

Mumbai Indians shared a video of the 'Hitman' smashing a booming and sky rocketing 95-metre long six during the team's training session in Abu Dhabi. The towering six which came off Rohit's bat comfortably cleared the stadium and landed on the rooftop of a moving bus in Abu Dhabi.

"Batsmen smash sixes, Legends clear the stadium, 'Hitman' smashes a six + clears the stadium + hits a moving," Mumbai Indians captioned the video.


The defending champions will head into the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as one of the rank favourties to win the coveted title for a record extending fifth time. Mumbai Indians once again look strong on paper with a perfect blend of Indian and international T20 stalwarts in Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav.