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The Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Kulwant Khejroliya has opened up about his time as a net bowler for the Mumbai Indians, where he had an interaction with Rohit Sharma, and how the former India captain, then the captain of the five-time champions, guided him while he used to bowl in the nets. He also shared his experience of how the other cricketers used to talk.
Apart from that, he also shared the experience of playing for the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the dressing room atmosphere. He also spoke about his current Indian Premier League (IPL) captain Shubman Gill. In 2026, the left-arm pacer came back to the franchise after being away for a year.
GT pacer shares insights on bowling to Rohit Sharma
While speaking on SportsYaari, Kulwant Khejroliya was asked about his interaction with Rohit Sharma at MI, he saw Rohit Sharma as he is, firstly the senior, and Rohit Sharma is a superstar in Mumbai. He also shared his experience of bowling alongside Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, and Jasprit Bumrah.
Khejroliya said on bowling to Rohit Sharma, "It was good. When I used to bowl in the nets, I used to bowl to him as well. So, he [Rohit Sharma] used to tell me that I have to do this more. I have to focus more on this in bowling."
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"Similarly, in bowling, there was Malinga sir, Mitchell Johnson, Bumrah bhai. All the bowlers were legends. So, when I used to bowl to them, I used to watch their bowling. And when I used to bowl, if they had anything to tell me, they used to talk to me and tell me. In practice, they helped me a lot in practice matches. So, it was a lot of fun."
Kulwant Khejroliya opens up on playing for RCB
Apart from that, he also spoke about the dressing room atmosphere of RCB, as Kulwant Khejroliya featured for the two-time IPL champions in the 2018 and 2019 IPL seasons, making his tournament and franchise debut on April 8, 2018. He made his debut under Virat Kohli and played five matches in total. He said:
"In the dressing room, all the teams you see in the franchise have a very good environment. If a team wins, it has a better environment, and if a team loses, it has a bad environment. But still, everyone is so mature and sincere, so the environment is not bad because everyone knows what his role is and what is the importance of the team. So, everyone knows."
"Only the spectators feel that this is their environment. Sometimes, a season goes by where you make such a good team, and after that, no one's performance comes out because performance is always up and down."
"But that doesn't spoil the atmosphere. And yes, if there is a senior player in your team, someone with more experience, then the atmosphere is not bad anyway. In the RCB, there was a champion last year. Rajat was my friend. He also did very good captaincy. "
Kulwant Khejroliya praises Shubman Gill
Kulwant Khejroliya also spoke about his current captain, Shubman Gill, whom he played with in 2026 for GT. The pacer described Gill as a calm and cool captain.
He stated, "I have been with him for the last two years. I have a very good experience with him. And he is very supportive, cool and calm. If you have a plan, you can tell him that this is my plan. So, you don't have to change it in between. No, no, you don't have to do this. First of all, follow your plan and bowl accordingly. Tell him what your plan is."
