IPL 2025 Begins with a Rocky Start for Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Faces Off Against Chennai
Beginning the IPL 2025 season with an unexpected setback, Mumbai Indians’ key batsman Rohit Sharma found himself dismissed for a duck in their Sunday clash against Chennai Super Kings. In the first over, Rohit aimed to flick Khaleel Ahmed’s delivery towards the leg side but miscalculated, resulting in an easy catch for Shivam Dube at mid-wicket. This marks Rohit’s 18th duck in the IPL, tying him with Australia’s Glenn Maxwell and India’s Dinesh Karthik for the most ducks in tournament history.
Top Players with Most Ducks in IPL History:
- Rohit Sharma: 18
- Glenn Maxwell: 18
- Dinesh Karthik: 18
- Piyush Chawla: 16
- Sunil Narine: 16
In the highly anticipated IPL ‘El Clasico’ at Chepauk, CSK’s captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl first. This match between two of the league’s most accomplished teams promises a thrilling battle.
Mumbai Indians are competing without their star captain, Hardik Pandya, and top pacer, Jasprit Bumrah. Suryakumar Yadav steps up as the acting captain in Pandya’s absence.
At the toss, CSK’s skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad commented, “We are bowling first. This is our first time playing on this pitch, so we are eager to see how it behaves. It looks good for batting. Our preparation has been solid, with our young wicket-keeper rejoining early. Noor, Ellis, Rachin and Sam Curran are our chosen overseas players.”
Mumbai Indians’ interim captain Suryakumar Yadav remarked, “I’m comfortable with batting first. We’ve had a great training camp recently and arrived a couple of days early. Both franchises have remarkable achievements, which sets the stage for a fantastic game. Our overseas players are Rickleton, Jacks, Santner, and Boult.”
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Satyanarayana Raju