Rohit Sharma and Shamar Joseph grabbed the eyeballs at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow before the LSG vs MI clash on Friday, March 5. The two teams face off in an intense clash with all to play for in the clash.
Rohit Sharma did not have the best of starts to IPL 2025. In the first three games he has played, he has scored 0, 8 and 13 runs. He had had one 500-plus season in the IPL back in 2013. Since then he is yet to score over 500 runs in the tournament.
Rohit Sharma's form has been a concern for MI in the last few seasons. He did score 417 runs last year but has started the new season on a very bad note.
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Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma and Shamar Joseph met each other at the Ekana before the big clash. The two cricketers revisited their "Gabba Glory" during the conversation. Both the cricketers have the distinction of beating Australia at the Gabba, which is considered to be the fortress for the Aussies.
Watch: Rohit Sharma-Shamar Joseph Meet up Before LSG vs MI Match
Rohit was part of India's 2021 Test win at the Gabba under Ajinkya Rahane's captaincy. The win is remembered more due to Rishabh Pant's match-winning knock of 89 runs in the second innings, chasing 329 runs to win. Shubman Gill (91 runs) and Cheteshwar Pujara (56 runs) also played their part in the win.
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Meanwhile, Shamar Joseph was part of the West Indies squad that beat Australia at the Gabba as recently as 2024. He bowled a match-winning spell of 7 wickets for 68 runs in the second innings, as the Windies won the match by 8 runs to register one of their most memorable victories on Australian soil.
Joseph is yet to play a match for the Super Giants in this season's IPL. He might well be back in the playing XI in this match and bowl some rockets to Rohit. Heading into this match, Mumbai Indians are placed sixth on the IPL 2025 points table while LSG are placed seventh. SRH, after losing three games on the trot, is placed at the bottom.
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