Watch: Sachin Tendulkar presents special jersey to Rohit Sharma as he becomes first MI player to play 200 IPL games

Rohit Sharma, on Wednesday (March 27), became the first player to play 200 games for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He achieved an incredible milestone during the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Incidentally, Rohit Sharma had made his IPL debut in 2008 at the same venue while playing for the now-defunct Deccan Chargers. He represented the Deccan Chargers from 2008 to 2010 before being signed up by Mumbai Indians. The right-handed batsman has been plying his trade for the Mumbai-based outfit since then.

Ahead of his 200th game, Rohit Sharma was presented with a special commemorative jersey by none other than the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. The former India batsman presented the jersey to his former teammate during the team huddle before the game.

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Rohit Sharma became only the third cricketer in the history of IPL to play 200 games for one franchise. The other two players are Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. Kohli was the first to achieve the feat followed by Dhoni. So far, Kohli has played 239 games for Royal Challengers Bengaluru while Dhoni has played 222 games for Chennai Super Kings.

Overall, Dhoni holds the record for playing the most number of games in the IPL. The former India skipper has played 252 games so far and is the only player to touch the 250-game mark. He is followed by Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma who have played 244 games each so far.

Rohit Sharma’s record for Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma has been one of Mumbai Indians most decorated batsmen. No other player has scored more runs than him for the franchise. In the IPL, he has scored 5084 runs for MI. Overall, he has scored 5357 runs for the team. Kieron Pollard is second on the list with 3915 runs.

Rohit Sharma also led the team from 2013 to 2023. In 2013, he led MI to their first-ever IPL title. Under his captaincy, MI became the first team to win the tournament three, four, and five times. In 2023, he was replaced by Hardik Pandya as the captain of the team.