Rohit Sharma, Jofra Archer Fit For Mumbai Indians' IPL 2023 Opener Against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Confirms Coach Mark Boucher

01.04.2023 - 15:01 sports.ndtv.com

Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher confirmed that skipper Rohit Sharma and pacer Jofra Archer are fit for their IPL opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.

There were speculations that Rohit might not be available for the opening game as he had missed the captains' photo shoot in Ahmedabad.

But Boucher dispelled all rumours. "Yes, Rohit is fit. He has trained the last two days and is 100 per cent ready to go. I think he didn't feel particularly well that morning and just as a precaution, we told him to stay at home," Boucher said at the pre-match press conference on Saturday. "There are a lot of photo shoots the boys have had to do.

He's not had a lot of time to himself so we thought it was better," he added. In Jasprit Bumrah's absence, England pacer Jofra Archer, who himself is coming off a long injury lay off, will lead the MI pace attack. "Jofra is good, he is 100 per cent ready for tomorrow.

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Mumbai Indians thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by five wicket in their previous IPL 2023 match. The five-time champions are now all set to take on SunRisers Hyderabad on Tuesday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Match against KKR was a memorable one as MI included debutants Arjun Tendulkar and Duan Jansen in their Playing XI. Chasing a target of 186, the biggest contribution was made by Ishan Kishan, who smashed 58 off 25 balls. For the past three matches, MI have been missing the services of their star pacer Jofra Archer, who has been out due to an elbow injury. It will be interesting to see whether Archer will make his way back into Playing XI or not.

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