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Will Rohit Sharma play for Mumbai Indians against LSG today?

Rohit Sharma (Image: Mumbai Indians)

New Delhi: Two bottom teams – mumbai indians and Lucknow Supergiants – will play an IPL 2026 match at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. With playoff hopes on the line, both sides are desperate to turn the tables and give it their all.Mumbai Indians are currently in ninth place with just two wins from nine games. They come into the match on the back of three consecutive defeats, including a humiliating defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in eight games.LSG, who are ranked at the bottom, also have two wins in eight games. They are facing a five-game losing streak, the latest being to Kolkata Knight Riders in the Super Over.Mumbai’s campaign has been hit by inconsistent performances from key players such as Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and captain Hardik Pandya, whose leadership has also come under scrutiny.absent Rohit Sharma A hamstring injury further weakened the team, leaving them with little room for error. Mumbai would ideally like Rohit to return to the top of the order, but his availability for this crucial clash remains uncertain.

Will Rohit Sharma play against Lucknow Supergiants today?

Mumbai Indians are yet to provide any official update on Rohit’s return. The former skipper, who led the team to five IPL titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020), has not played since sustaining a hamstring injury against Royal Challengers Bangalore nearly three weeks ago. Rohit retired injured on 19th in that game and has since missed the games against Kings XI Punjab, Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings.However, in a video shared by Mumbai Indians, Rohit was seen hitting the net before the LSG clashSquad:Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Shrijith Krishnan (wk), Bevon Jacobs (wk) Jacobs, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Keshav Maharaj, Raj Angad Bawa, Vignesh Puthur, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma Sharma), Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, VS Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah.Lucknow Supergiants: Rishabh Pant (mid-week), Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Mukul Choudhary, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahamad, Arshin Kulkarni, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ayush Badoni, Mohammad Shami, Avesh Khan, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Anrich Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan

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