India, March 23 -- Mumbai Indians' struggles in season openers have been a long-running theme in the IPL, and ahead of their 2025 campaign, Rohit Sharma, the franchise's former captain, addressed the underlying pattern. Speaking moments before the toss against Chennai Super Kings, the franchise's former skipper addressed MI's tendency to start slow, having lost their opening fixture for 12 consecutive seasons.

Despite their status as five-time champions, Mumbai's first-match blues have been a recurring headache, with last year's narrow defeat to Gujarat Titans extending the streak.

Rohit, who shares the record for most IPL titles as captain with MS Dhoni, emphasized that while the team is eager to snap the streak, there is no added pres...