New Delhi: Rohit Sharma remembered Mumbai IndiansThe main match of IPL 2026 will be against Punjab Kings at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. The former Mumbai Indians captain, who has led the franchise to five IPL titles, was rested after suffering a hamstring injury in the previous match.There was a lot of speculation about Rohit’s availability, with Mumbai Indians checking his fitness till the last minute. However, the team decided not to take any risks and chose to rest him.Quinton de Kock replaced Rohit in the top order, opening with Ryan Rickelton.Mumbai Indians suffered their fourth defeat in a row, losing the match by seven wickets to Punjab Kings.Giving an update on Mumbai Indians head coach Rohit. Mahila Jayawardene Focused on the situation after the match.“He (Rohit) started running yesterday, [we’ll take] To see how he feels. He knows his body better than anyone else so it’s nothing serious but at the same time we don’t want to go too far and it’s early season,” Jayawardene said in the post-match press conference.Jayawardene also emphasized that the team’s struggles cannot be blamed on a single individual and is a collective responsibility.Mumbai Indians started their IPL 2026 campaign with a six-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders, but have since suffered defeats against Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and now Punjab Kings.“I think it’s on each of us when we’re not doing well. It’s not one individual. It’s a lot on me, everybody involved in the administration and all of it to see how we can get better,” he said.“I know we’re playing good cricket. We’re not completely out, but at the same time the other teams are much better, clinical; obviously when they start like that the confidence is high, so we just need to control the phases we can control. So I think it’s not just on one person. As a franchise, as a team management, we need to work better to get into some rhythm and then get some wins under our belt which will give us that confidence,” the MI head coach added.With this result, Punjab Kings have overtaken defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to top the points table with four wins and one draw. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians slipped to ninth place with just one win from five matches.
