Mumbai Indians (MI) coach Mahela Jayawardena caught up with captain Rohit Sharma ahead of the IPL 2022 edition which begins from March 26 and the league stage of which will be played across four venues in Maharashtra.

20 matches each will be held at Wankhede Stadium & DY Patil Stadium, 15 matches each at Brabourne and MCA International Stadium, Pune. There will be 12 doubleheaders in total with the first match starting at 3:30 PM IST. All evening matches will start at 7:30 PM IST.

Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) have won the IPL title five times. On Tuesday, Rohit Sharma met Mumbai Indians coaching and support staff ahead of the IPL 2022 and was caught off-guard by the franchise coach Mahela Jayawardena.

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“He’s got more grey hair since taking over the captaincy,” Jayawardene can be heard in a video posted by the Mumbai Indians on Twitter.

Rohit Sharma took over from Virat Kohli as the India captain in all formats and his first outings against New Zealand, West Indies, and Sri Lanka saw him winning 9 T20Is in a row.

Rohit has now led India to 16 wins in 17 matches at home in T20 Internationals, surpassing England’s Eoin Morgan and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson. Overall, Rohit has 22 wins in 24 matches as T20I captain in his career.

Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians will start their quest for the sixth title against Delhi Capitals on March 27 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.