Former cricketer and commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu named Indian veteran Rohit Sharma because the captain of his Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 staff of the match. The announcement was made on his YouTube channel after the conclusion of the 18th version of the IPL.
The match wrapped up on June 3 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the place Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lifted the celebrated trophy for the primary time of their historical past.
Sidhu expressed his admiration for Rohit’s management and legacy whereas highlighting his 5 IPL titles, one T20 World Cup, and one Champions Trophy victory. He emphasised that when Rohit discovered his kind, the Mumbai Indians (MI) appeared like a totally completely different aspect. He additionally termed Rohit and Virat Kohli as the perfect openers within the white-ball format, declaring their expertise on the high of the order.
Rohit bought into kind with a 70-run knock towards Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on April 23. He proved himself very important as he struck one other half-century towards Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Could 1, serving to the five-time champions safe a spot within the IPL 2025 playoffs afterward.
Within the Eliminator towards Gujarat Titans (GT) at Mullanpur on Could 30, the Indian legend delivered a match-winning efficiency, scoring 81 runs to take MI into Qualifier 2. Regardless of his efforts, MI fell brief within the Qualifier 2 towards Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Ahmedabad on June 1.
Rohit concluded his marketing campaign with 418 runs in 15 innings at a powerful strike charge of 149.28, proving his worth as a big-match participant.
Navjot Singh Sidhu’s IPL 2025 staff of the match:
Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Nicholas Pooran, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Noor Ahmad, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood.