LSG vs MI: Why Rohit Sharma Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 Match?

The 16th match of IPL 2025 is happening between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI). The match is being played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Before the match started, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss. He decided that his team will bowl first. But there was a surprise for everyone — Rohit Sharma is not playing today.

Rohit Sharma got a knee injury while batting in the nets. Because of this injury, he is not available for this match. This is a big problem for Mumbai Indians. Rohit is a very important player and fans were excited to see him play.

Without Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians will have to work harder. They will miss his experience and batting skills. Hardik Pandya will now have more pressure to lead the team well.

On the other side, Lucknow Super Giants got good news. Akashdeep, who was not fully fit before, is now ready to play. He has been included in the playing XI for today’s match.

The match is very important for both teams. Mumbai Indians will have to play well even without Rohit. Lucknow will try to use this chance to win the game.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI:

Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Raj Angad Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Vignesh Puthur, Ashwani Kumar

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI:

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akashdeep