On this day, 13 years ago i.e. on 10 April 2011, Rohit Sharma made his debut in IPL on behalf of Mumbai Indians franchise. This day is very special for Rohit Sharma. Earlier, Rohit Sharma has played for Deccan Chargers in IPL.

However, he got a new identity in Mumbai Indians. Not only this, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have won the trophy of this wonderful tournament five times. Let us tell you, Rohit Sharma made his IPL debut for MI on 10 April 2011 against Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals). This match was played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Earlier in the mega auction, Mumbai team included this brilliant player in their squad for $2 million.

Rohit Sharma made a great debut for Mumbai team

Rohit Sharma played a very good innings in his debut match and played an important role in Mumbai Indians’ 8 wicket victory. Mumbai needed 96 runs to win this match. Rohit batted at number four in this match and played an important inning of 27* runs in 30 balls. He knew very well that if he got out early, there would be a lot of pressure on his team.

Mumbai Indians have also congratulated their former team captain Rohit Sharma for his wonderful achievement of completing 13 years with the franchise. Let us tell you, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai team had won the trophy of this fantastic tournament for the first time in 2013.

1⃣3⃣ years since 𝘸ो𝘩 arrived & 𝑹𝒐 became an integral part of #MumbaiIndians #MumbaiMeriJaan , @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/IC2cWYbzJJ

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 10, 2024

He has played 202 matches for Mumbai Indians in which the veteran has scored 5,159 runs at an average of 29.31 and a strike rate of 130.44. Hardik Pandya is captaining Mumbai Indians in place of Rohit Sharma in IPL 2024.