Published 21:08 IST, April 2nd 2023
RCB vs MI: Mumbai Indians fans miffed with Rohit Sharma for leaving out Arjun Tendulkar
After Mumbai Indians announced playing XI, fans discovered Arjun Tendulkar's name was missing from the roster. Arjun even failed to feature as a substitute.
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Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians are currently locking horns against Faf Du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in 5th match of ongoing IPL 2023 on Sunday. match is taking place at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB captain du Plessis won toss and elected to bowl first at ir home ground, where franchise is playing its first match in more than three years. Meanwhile, MI skipper Rohit Sharma is facing criticism on social media for t including Arjun Tendulkar, yet again in starting lineup. 16th edition of IPL also has rule of bringing in an 'Impact Player' and interestingly, Arjun wasn't even named in that list.
After Rohit anunced Mumbai Indians' playing XI for match, fans discovered Arjun Tendulkar's name was missing from roster. Netizens took to social media to slam Rohit and Mumbai Indians team manment for igring Arjun yet again. Mumbai Indians bought Arjun in IPL 2021 auctions but he is yet to make his debut for side, a franchise that even his far Sachin Tendulkar played for.
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Also Read: RCB Vs MI, IPL 2023 Live Score
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RCB vs MI: Starting XIs and impact players list
RCB's starting XI: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma.
RCB's impact players list: Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Sonu Yadav, David Willey.
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Mumbai Indians' starting XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Thilak Varma, Tim David, Cameron Green, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Piyush Chawla.
Mumbai Indians' impact players list: Jason Behrendorff, Vishnu Vid, Shams Mulani, Sandeep Warrier, Ramandeep Singh.
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21:05 IST, April 2nd 2023