Zaheer Khan urges Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav to score big amid MI's loosing streak in IPL 2026, says 'one of them needs to...'

At this point, nothing is going in Mumbai Indians' favor, as the Hardik Pandya-led side endured their third successive loss in the IPL 2026. MI lost by 18 runs in their game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday, April 12 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Zaher Khan urges Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav to score big

In an interaction with Cricbuzz, Zaheer Khan urged Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav and Rickelton to score big after getting good starts in their innings.

"I think, players getting starts but not converting (them) into a big one. If you have to be critical, I think this team will be talking about those kind of aspects of the game, wherein they have that kind of quality and ability. If one of them gets a 60 or a 70, then, suddenly, the game unfolds differently. You can rally around that guy whoever is having a good day. And that is something which is missing in this MI lineup. They are used to seeing those kind of batting performances," said Zaheer Khan.

Zaheer further added that one of the aforementioned batters needs to score big to give a solid platform to others to build upon it.

"Be it Surya, be it Tilak, be it Rohit, or Rickelton for that matter. One of them needs to get a good, big fifty to really hold that one end for them to set that platform. That's how their role (is). Set the platform for the back end and the strike rate takes care of itself when bowlers are under pressure." added Zaheer.

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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.

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.