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IPL 2026: Injured Rohit Progressing Well, Call On Playing Against CSK On Match Day, Says Jayawardene

Injured Rohit Sharma: Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene said injured opener Rohit Sharma is making steady progress from a hamstring injury, adding that the franchises medical team will decide on his inclusion for Saturdays clash against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Rohit, who has featured in only four matches this season, batted at the nets in Chennai on Friday after missing the last four games due to a hamstring injury. Its progressed well. Hes working really hard to get back at it. For us, with the medical team, its on a daily basis. We see how he feels, how he pulls up the next day. So well make a decision. Well see him practising today as well. So lets see how he feels tomorrow and what the medical team will tell us, Jayawardene said in the pre-match press conference. Mumbai Indians campaign hasnt been a rip-roaring one, with just two wins from eight matches, leaving the five-time champions ninth on the points table. Every game from here is effectively a must-win for MI to stay in contention for the playoffs. Its not the time for us to experiment. Weve had issues with our injuries, and the availability of players and all that. Weve already played, I think, 20 players in the season. So weve not done that for many years. Our maximum has been 16, even with the impact, where weve had 16 or 17 was our maximum. So due to those circumstances, weve gone deeper into the bench. These are quality players as well, especially our foreigners, who have been good quality options. So we kept on changing combinations to suit that as well. But for us, its about trusting that process of correcting and playing good cricket, elaborated Jayawardene. Despite posting big totals, MI have failed to close out games with the ball, with Jayawardene pointing out that inconsistency has been their biggest issue. I think its just that we havent been consistent enough in phases where we must be competitive in those phases, and weve lost our way. So thats something that we keep saying, lets get this done.. Sometimes you get that done, and then theres some other phase that fails us. So its a catch-22 for everyone, and you just keep fighting and trusting the processes, skill, and players who've given us success, and then keep fighting. I mean, thats what we need to do, and thats what we will do, he said. On Suryakumar Yadavs poor form, who has amassed 162 runs in eight matches, Jayawardene said the right-hander is doing everything he can to rediscover his scoring ways. We've had this conversation. Like, if you look at him batting in the middle, there are two things. Practice, he's batting as well as anybody. I'm sure he was like that. Even when you go into the matches as well, he's hitting the ball well. But the way he's gotten off a few times, it's unfortunate. Like, he hits a shot, gets caught in the boundary line. A couple of times, okay, he had some good balls that came his way, got out. On Suryakumar Yadavs poor form, who has amassed 162 runs in eight matches, Jayawardene said the right-hander is doing everything he can to rediscover his scoring ways. We've had this conversation. Like, if you look at him batting in the middle, there are two things. Practice, he's batting as well as anybody. I'm sure he was like that. Also Read: Live Cricket Score How he sees, how he plays, we keep encouraging him. Sometimes, I mean, if you look at Surya for us, he had three to four brilliant years, and not just last year. So, sometimes people are human. They will have a little run that doesn't go his way. But he knows that, and he'll come up with a smile and play the same way he knows how to play, he concluded. Article Source: IANS