Rohit Sharma received a special Mumbai Indians jersey from legend Sachin Tendulkar for playing his 200th game for MI in the Indian Premier League.
The former MI skipper becomes the third player to make 200 IPL appearances for a single franchise after Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni.
A special moment to mark a landmark occasionRohit Sharma is presented with a special commemorative jersey by none other than the legendary Sachin Tendulkar on the occasion of his 200th IPL Match for @mipaltan #TATAIPL | #SRHvMI | @ImRo45 | @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/iFEH8Puvr7
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 27, 2024
“Long time ago, I was having a discussion with Mrs Ambani that we have to bring Rohit to Mumbai Indians. From there on, what you’ve been able to achieve for MI is simply remarkable,” Sachin Tendulkar said in a video posted by MI.
With love, admiration and honour for our Hitman #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #SRHvMI | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/kTAJcKHVTI— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 27, 2024
Rohit is also be appearing in his 245th IPL match and only MS Dhoni has played more IPL matches than him (252). Rohit has played in the IPL for Mumbai Indians in 14 different editions of the tournament, only player to achieve the feat for MI. Rohit has been a part of all but 6 matches that MI have played in the IPL since he became a part of the franchise in 2011.
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Rohit is al the all-time leading run getter for MI in the IPL, scoring over 5000 runs. Nobody else has more than 3500 runs for MI in IPL. Rohit is only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to score a IPL hundred for the Mumbai Indians. He also has the 2nd highest score for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, scoring 109* v KKR at Eden Gardens in 2012.
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Rohit Sharma has featured in 111 wins for Mumbai Indians, the most by any player for the franchise. He has also been the captain in 87 of those wins, again a record for the franchise. Rohit has 35 scores of 50+ for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, easily the most by any player for the franchise. Rohit has won 16 Player of the Match awards for Mumbai Indians, which again are the most by any MI player.
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