IPL 2026: Big blow for MI as Sherfane Rutherford confirms Rohit Sharma’s hamstring concern

Rohit Sharma Injury Updates: After facing a 19 runs loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, April 12, Mumbai Indians have received another blow as their experienced opener Rohit Sharma has sustained a hamstring injury.

Big blow for Mumbai Indians

During yesterday's clash, Rohit Sharma got off to a great start while chasing mammoth 241, but was forced to retire hurt at 19 off 13.

The former India captain did not return to bat again as MI picked up their third loss of the season from four games in IPL 2026. During his stay at the crease the 38-year-old batter reached an unique milestone, becoming first batter to score 6,000 IPL runs for Mumbai Indians.

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After the game, MI's Sherfane Rutherford opened up on Rohit Sharma's fitness without revealing key details of the injury, saying it looks like a hamstring issue.

"I am not sure about it. It’s a bit of a hamstring. I am not sure; I was in the dugout, so I can’t really give much information on that," said Rutherford.

Sherfane Rutherford's stellar knock goes in vain against RCB

Sherfane Rutherford had a great outing against RCB, scoring an unbeaten 71 runs off 31 balls, his stellar knock consisted of nine massive sixes and one four at strike rate of 229.03. Unfortunately, Rutherford could not get much help from the other end as wickets kept falling in regular intervals, but this inning would definitely boost his confidence to perform well in the upcoming games.

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Rohit Sharma's fine form in IPL 2026

After four games, Rohit Sharma has managed to amass 137 runs at a strike rate of 165.06 with the help of 13 fours and eight sixes in IPL 2026. After a great start to the season, the former India skipper stands at 13th place in the Orange Cap race.

Mumbai Indians' next challenge in IPL 2026

The Hardik Pandya-led side will face a stern challenge when they take on an in-form Punjab Kings in their upcoming IPL 2026 clash on Thursday, April 16 at the Wankhede Stadium. With PBKS riding an unbeaten streak, the game promises to be a high-intensity battle.