{"id":5959,"date":"2026-04-20T09:45:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/mi-vs-gt-ipl-2026-will-rohit-sharma-play-vs-gt-today-mi-coach-drops-big-fitness-update-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:15:06","slug":"mi-vs-gt-ipl-2026-will-rohit-sharma-play-vs-gt-today-mi-coach-drops-big-fitness-update-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/mi-vs-gt-ipl-2026-will-rohit-sharma-play-vs-gt-today-mi-coach-drops-big-fitness-update-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mi Vs Gt: IPL 2026: Will Rohit Sharma play vs GT today? MI coach drops big fitness update | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130382031,imgsize-112546,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rohit-sharma.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Will Rohit Sharma play vs GT today? MI coach drops big fitness update\" title=\"Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: Mumbai Indians)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: Mumbai Indians)\">Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: Mumbai Indians)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mumbai-indians\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mumbai Indians<\/a> have received a timely boost ahead of their crucial IPL 2026 clash against Gujarat Titans on Monday at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, but the big question still remains \u2014 will Rohit Sharma take the field?<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>MI\u2019s campaign has hit a rough patch after four consecutive defeats, and Rohit\u2019s fitness has become central to their hopes of revival. <!-- -->The former captain had suffered a hamstring injury during the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and subsequently missed the clash against Punjab Kings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">MI coach offers positive update<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Providing the latest update, MI bowling coach Paras Mhambrey struck an optimistic tone but stopped short of confirming Rohit\u2019s availability for the match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cBoth [Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Santner] are fit. In fact, if you are just walking by the nets out here, if you just look at Rohit&#8217;s batting. <!-- -->So yeah, he is working on it. Santner is fit. So, unfortunately, we missed him (Santner) in the last game, picked up a bug. Not something that we could do. But both are fit, yeah,\u201d Mhambrey said during the pre-match press conference on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The update suggests that Rohit has recovered well enough to resume batting and is actively preparing, while Mitchell Santner has also shaken off illness that ruled him out previously. However, the franchise is yet to make a final call on Rohit\u2019s participation, with the decision likely to be taken closer to match time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Rohit Sharma back in nets, MI remain cautious<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Rohit\u2019s return to the nets in Ahmedabad has certainly lifted spirits in the MI camp. The veteran opener looked comfortable during his session, indicating progress in recovery. Yet, with hamstring injuries often tricky, the management is unwilling to rush him back prematurely.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>A team statement confirmed that Rohit \u201ccontinues to be evaluated by the medical team and head coach Mahela Jayawardene,\u201d underlining the cautious approach.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>His presence could be crucial for a side struggling for consistency. MI are currently at the bottom of the table, and Rohit\u2019s experience at the top of the order could provide much-needed stability.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>In his absence, the team reshuffled their combination, bringing in Quinton de Kock, whose century offered a glimpse of what the top order can deliver. Still, Rohit\u2019s leadership and ability in big moments remain irreplaceable.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>For now, the signs are encouraging but not definitive. Rohit Sharma is back batting, the coach has declared him fit, but whether he walks out against Gujarat Titans will depend on a final fitness clearance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-will-rohit-sharma-play-against-gujarat-titans-today-mumbai-indians-coach-drops-big-fitness-update\/articleshow\/130382018.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: Mumbai Indians) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians have received a timely boost ahead of their crucial IPL 2026 clash against Gujarat Titans on Monday at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, but the big question still remains \u2014 will Rohit Sharma take the field?MI\u2019s campaign has hit a rough patch after four consecutive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}