After silencing critics with a sublime unbeaten 76 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma expressed satisfaction with both his return to form and the team's collective effort. He also spoke emotionally about the honour of having a stand named after him at
Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka believes in the next 10 years Rishabh Pant will feature in the list of most successful skippers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) alongside MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.
Taking to his official X handle, the former left-armer backed Rohit as the skipper and the opener for the Men in Blue in the marquee event, while also naming Jaiswal as his preferred opening partner.
Ahead of the big match, local favourite Suryakumar Yadav spoke about his various memories associated with playing at the Wankhede as a Mumbaikar. Suryakumar compared the feeling of returning to the Wankhede to the emotion of returning to one's home.