Rohit Sharma will make his much-awaited return to the T20 format in IPL 2025, where he will continue to play for Mumbai Indians (MI). MI retained their core before the IPL 2025 mega-auction and Rohit was among the players they didn't release. Rohit retired from T20I cricket after the 2024 T20 World Cup and hasn't played a T20 since June 2024.

Rohit will continue to play under Hardik Pandya at MI. The five-time IPL Champions confirmed that there was no change in captaincy and Pandya, who returned to MI before IPL 2024, will continue as their captain.

Rohit Sharma will etch his name in record books and create history in MI's second game of IPL 2025. Rohit will become the first Indian player to feature in 450 T20s. The India legend has featured in 448 T20s so far.

Rohit made his T20 debut in April 2007. Rohit was selected in the 2007 T20 World Cup squad and he played a key role in India's title win. Rohit is followed by Dinesh Karthik, who has played 412 T20s. He has now retired from Indian cricket.

Rohit was part of Deccan Chargers from IPL 2008 to 2010. He joined MI in the IPL 2011 mega-auction and has been with them since then. He replaced Ricky Ponting as MI's captain during IPL 2013.

Rohit-led MI ended their trophy drought and won the IPL 2013 title. They emulated their heroics in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Rohit-led MI struggled to make it to the final of the next 3 seasons, following which the management made a big change.

MI brought back Pandya from Gujarat Titans via trade and appointed him the new captain before IPL 2024. Hardik-led MI finished at the last spot in the points table for the first time in IPL's history. The five-time IPL Champions will have their task cut out in the new season.

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