IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah join Mumbai Indians camp hours after pink-ball Test victory
India Today
IPL2022: Hours after the pink-ball Test victory in Bengaluru, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah arrived at the Mumbai Indians team hotel in Mumbai as the 5-time champions begin preparations for the new season, starting March 26.
Hours after convincingly acing his first challenge as India's Test captain, Rohit Sharma began work for his Indian Premier League franchise, Mumbai Indians, as they look to win a record-extending 6th title. With less than 2 weeks to go for IPL 2022, Rohit joined the Mumbai Indians camp as he flew out of Bengaluru and reached Mumbai late on Monday.
In a video clip shared by Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma can be seen entering the team hotel along with his wife Ritika Sajdeh and daughter Samaira. Rohit, who was holding Samaira, had a look at the IPL trophies that was on display at the team hotel.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians also announced the arrival of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah as the preparations for the new 10-team season are set to get intense in the coming days. The India players, who were part of the Test series against Sri Lanka, are unlikely to have a mandatory quarantine period while all others will have to undergo a 3-day hard quarantine before entering the bio-bubble.
Rohit will lead Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022, starting March 26. The 5-time champions will be looking to seal a record-extending 6th crown as they play their matches in familiar conditions in Mumbai and Pune.
Rohit Sharma has had a dream run as India's full-time captain across all 3 formats of the game. While he helped India hammer New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka in limited-overs assignments at home, Rohit led India to a convincing 2-0 sweep of Sri Lanka in his first assignment as Test captain.
Rohit will be looking forward to quickly adapting to the condition in the IPL after an eventful past few months in which he took over as India's full-time captain and made a fine first impression.
