Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mark Boucher has revealed that star batsman and former captain Rohit Sharma often hugs others awkwardly and shakes hands. In a video uploaded by MI’s social media handle, the coaching staff of the franchise shared unknown facts about their players. Head coach Mark Boucher, batting coach Kieron Pollard and bowling coach James Pennant offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the dynamics of the MI players. “Coaches spill the tea on our players and you don’t want to miss it!” MI captioned the video.

Responding to a question, Boucher can be heard saying, “Rohit doesn’t usually hug people.”

When asked to name a player who is “unexpectedly fast”
Laughter”, Boucher took the name of wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan without any hesitation.

Pollard revealed that Suryakumar Yadav is someone who often makes autocorrect mistakes while texting, while he also called explosive batsman Tim David “absent-minded”.

The coaches spill the tea on our players and you don’t want to miss it!#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/JVtkuqqF3s

– Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) 21 April 2024

With three wins and four losses, MI are currently placed sixth in the 10-team points table. They defeated Punjab Kings in their last match.

MI will face table-toppers Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday.

Mumbai Indians (MI) Team: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood, Ishan Kishan, Vishnu Vinod, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Karthikeya, Tilak Verma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Dewald Brevis, Kwena Mafaka and Naman Dheer.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Team: Sanju Samson (Captain), Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Nandre Berger. , Riyan Parag, Tanush Kotian, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Sen, Dhruv Jurel, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Dubey and Kunal Singh Rathore.