The sight of Rohit Sharma having a laugh and shaking hands with Arjun Tendulkar as both exited Ahmedabad after the IPL 2025 season concluded for them was of much intrigue. Punjab made their way to the final courtesy of an electric performance by Shreyas Iyer in chasing down a stiff 204 target.
The Mumbai Indians had a sluggish start to the season, winning only one in their first four. But then, senior stars Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya rose to the occasion to trigger a six-win streak, carrying the side to the playoffs and instilling hopes for a sixth crown.
The way Rohit Sharma is meeting everyone from Mumbai Indians players to the smallest support staff before going home.🥹💙
— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) June 2, 2025
The most humble and down-to-earth man @ImRo45 🐐 pic.twitter.com/3cGUAbQoyY
After their ouster, moments of the team at the airport went viral, especially the one between Rohit and Arjun: A shaky start to the season, Rohit bounced back with a brilliant unbeaten 76 against Chennai Super Kings and then fifty against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the very next. He was the Player of the Match after his scintillating 81 off 50 balls in the Eliminator against the Gujarat Titans.
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In the third over, he couldn’t take advantage of an opportunity as he scored just four runs. But Mumbai kept flying high at 10 an over. Tilak Varma smashed a six on his second ball, and Jonny Bairstow helped keep up the pace as the second-wicket partnership added 51 in just about six overs to revive the team.
