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Mumbai Indians players celebrate the wicket of Shane Watson during their victory over Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on last Friday. (Photo: BCCI)

Playoff berth in sight for Mumbai Indians

Mumbai are in third position with 14 points from 12 games and have home games remaining against Sunrisers and Kolkata Knight Riders.

02 May 2019 1:52 AM

The Mumbai-born batsman has played 27 Tests, scoring 1,585 runs at an average of 39.62. He has amassed 2,331 runs at an average of 32.37 from 94 T20Is. (Photo: AFP)

Twitteratis floods Rohit the hitman's twitter account with loads of birthday wishes

Rohit equalled Ganguly's record of being the 3rd fastest to reach 8000 runs in ODI cricket, in his 200th innings during 5th ODI vs Aus.

30 Apr 2019 4:34 PM

Rohit admitted to the Level 1 offence 2.2 of the IPL's code of conduct and accepted the sanction. (Photo: AP)

IPL fines Rohit Sharma for hitting stumps after dismissal

Rohit was earlier fined Rs 12 lakh for his team's slow over-rate against Kings XI Punjab.

29 Apr 2019 11:41 AM

CSK stand-in skipper Suresh Raina blamed the team's batting department for the loss. (Photo: BCCI)

'I am sure Dhoni's presence was missed by CSK,' says Rohit Sharma post MI's win

In the talisman's absence, MI thrashed CSK by 46 runs to brighten their chances of qualifying for the playoffs.

27 Apr 2019 10:54 AM

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the match against Chennai Super Kings at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. (Photo: E. K. Sanjay)

IPL 2019: Yellow fever

CSK turn blue as Rohit sets up Mumbai win.

27 Apr 2019 1:19 AM

The explosions took place near Kingsbury, Shangri-LA and Cinnamon Grand Hotels in Colombo around 8:45 am local time. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka blasts: Kohli, Tendulkar and others send condolences through twitter

Over 400 people got injured during the blasts that took place at three churches and three hotels on Sunday.

21 Apr 2019 3:31 PM

Andre Russell playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders. (Photo: AFP)

‘Russellmania’ leaves bowlers cowering in fright

Nevertheless, Russell’s presence makes KKR arguably the most dangerous side in the league.

21 Apr 2019 2:42 AM

Dad’s the way!

Performance on the field aside, cricketers often share glimpses of their ‘happy space’ with their families, much to the delight of their fans.

21 Apr 2019 12:11 AM

Capitals got the better of Mumbai Indians at Wankhede earlier in the competition, so expect the Rohit Sharma-led squad to come back harder at Kotla. (Photo: BCCI)

Mumbai to battle Delhi tomorrow, Pant to look out for after his World Cup expulsion

Pant has been mum on being ignored for the World Cup in favour of Karthik and it would be interesting to see how his bat responds to it.

17 Apr 2019 3:10 PM

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma during the IPL match against Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Special kids watch special show

The kids were there as part of Reliance Foundation’s Education and Sports for All annual initiative.

14 Apr 2019 12:10 AM

Kieron Pollard (left) celebrates with teammate Hardik Pandya after Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Photo: BCCI)

Kieron Pollard now awaits Windies call

The asking rate was well over 13 and it kept climbing with wickets falling at regular intervals.

12 Apr 2019 2:01 AM

Pollard smashed a whirlwind 83 off 31 balls that contained 10 sixes and three fours to take Mumbai on the doorsteps of victory and Hardik Pandya described the big-hitting West Indian as a legend. (Photo: BCCI)

'Rohit should be back in the next game', says Pollard

Rohit sat out of Mumbai Indian's IPL match last night after sustaining a leg spasm during Tuesday's training. session.

11 Apr 2019 5:39 PM

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli is placed on the third position with 129 consecutive appearances for his team followed by CSK skipper MS Dhoni who is still running his streak with 119 consecutive appearances for his team. (Photo: SAMUEL RAJKUMAR)

Rohit Sharma misses out on breaking Raina's record of 134 straight IPL caps

Sharma has 133 successive appearances in the IPL for MI while Raina is just one match ahead of him with 134 consecutive appearances for CSK.

11 Apr 2019 4:48 PM

Mumbai Indians will now host Kings XI Punjab on April 10. (Photo: BCCI)

Rohit Sharma must be captain of India during World Cup: Twitter users

RCB's consecutive losses have lead Twitter users to say that Rohit Sharma should lead India in the forthcoming World Cup.

07 Apr 2019 8:47 PM

Rohit was in awe of young Alzarri Joseph, the pacer from the West Indies. (Photo: BCCI)

'We don't want to be a team who starts off poorly': Rohit Sharma after win vs SRH

The win was made possible by Alzarri Joseph's dream IPL debut, returning with figures of 6/12, which is the best in the league's history.

07 Apr 2019 2:08 PM

The former Indian cricketer was also critical of the long meetings that go on the field and he said that the umpires need to be more proactive to ensure that strategising doesn't eat up too much time on the field. (Photo: PTI)

Umpires must see that matches end before 12 AM: Mohammad Kaif

Mohammad Kaif indicated that teams were misusing substitutes by replacing weaker fielders with stronger ones.

04 Apr 2019 4:15 PM

Suresh Raina, M.S. Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh pose from the Wankhede dressing room balcony as they reminisce India’s 2011 World Cup triumph. (Photo: Twitter)

IPL 12: Clash of big guns

Rohit Sharma has opened the innings for Mumbai in all three games and he will want to make maximum impact with a big innings.

03 Apr 2019 1:28 AM

Recent history in head-to-head clashes is in MI's favour, as the Rohit Sharma-led home team has beaten their rivals in four out of the last five contests. (Photo: AP)

IPL 2019: CSK seeks fourth straight win while MI aims for second win

Mumbai Indians had an impressive stuttering start with a victory sandwiched between two defeats.

02 Apr 2019 5:24 PM

Kings XI Punjab registered their second victory in this season of Indian Premier League (IPL) as they overpowered Mumbai Indians to win the match by eight wickets. (Photo: BCCI)

IPL fines Rohit Sharma for slow over rate

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has been fined Rs 12 lakh for breaching IPL code of conduct.

31 Mar 2019 12:29 PM

Chasing a target of 177, Punjab’s openers, Chris Gayle and KL Rahul, started off well as the duo formed a 53-run partnership after which Krunal Pandya dismissed Gayle when he was just 10 short from his half-century. (Photo: BCCI)

IPL 2019: Rahul, Gayle steers KXIP to victory over MI by 8 wickets

KL Rahul remained consistent on one-end and then Miller came an both steadily added scores and handed over Punjab its second victory.

31 Mar 2019 11:36 AM

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