Amid the match between five-time trophy-winning teams Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings underway at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, firmer MI skipper Rohit Sharma opened up on his team's tendency to start slow in the Indian Premier League seasons.

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.

Mumbai Indians (MI) batter and former captain Rohit Sharma joined Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik in an unfortunate list, becoming the player with the most ducks in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).