Rohit Sharma's Hamstring Injury — Three Matches Missed for MI

Rohit pulled up holding his hamstring while running between wickets and left the field for treatment. Subsequent imaging confirmed a strain of sufficient severity to require a multi-match rest. He missed three IPL fixtures in the immediate aftermath.

The injury timing was the worst possible for MI. The franchise was in the middle of its four-match losing streak that placed Hardik Pandya's captaincy under public pressure. Rohit's senior batting was the obvious stabilising influence the side needed; without him in the XI, the burden fell on Suryakumar Yadav and the middle order, both of which were already over-extended.