IPL 2024: Why Rohit Sharma received special jersey from Sachin Tendulkar ahead of SRH vs MI clash?

Rohit Sharma won a record five titles during his captaincy tenure for Mumbai in the IPL.

Former Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma received a special jersey from legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar ahead of his 200th Indian Premier League (IPL) match for the team. Sharma will mark the milestone when Mumbai take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on March 27.

The five-time IPL-winning captain Sharma has been relieved of his leadership responsibilities by the franchise, having been replaced by Hardik Pandya ahead of the 2024 mini-auction. The former MI skipper is all set to become the first player to feature in 200 IPL games for the Mumbai-based franchise. The 36-year-old Indian captain will also make his 245th appearance in the cash-rich league.

The official website of IPL, posted a video of the special ceremony just ahead of Mumbai’s clash against Hyderabad. Former Indian captain Tendulkar was seen gifting the special jersey after giving a short pep-talk in the Mumbai huddle.

Here is the video:

A special moment to mark a landmark occasion 😃Rohit Sharma is presented with a special commemorative jersey by none other than the legendary Sachin Tendulkar on the occasion of his 200th IPL Match for @mipaltan 👏👏#TATAIPL | #SRHvMI | @ImRo45 | @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/iFEH8Puvr7

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 27, 2024

A special video was also uploaded on the MI twitter handle, where players can be seen talking about the great Mumbai opener.

Here is the video:

With love, admiration and honour for our Hitman 💙#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #SRHvMI | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/kTAJcKHVTI

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 27, 2024

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka

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