India, May 31 -- Despite a fair team IPL 2025 campaign by his standards, Rohit Sharma turned up in a big way for Mumbai Indians, as he played a key knock en route to their Eliminator victory over Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur on Friday. Opening the batting in the first innings, Rohit got a start and ensured that he made the most of an extra life after being dropped early.

Ultimately, it was an excellent innings of 81(50), the backbone of a performance that saw MI put on an intimidating 228-5.

Rohit's innings consisted of nine fours and four sixes, but it was crucially an innings that allowed the rest of Mumbai's powerful batting to play with freedom and expression. The significance of Rohit's performance with the season on the line didn't...