"Mere paas bat nahi hai ab, 6 bats le liya yaar sabne"- Rohit Sharma to teammates in dressing room after MI's elimination from IPL 2025

Mumbai Indians (MI) former captain Rohit Sharma was recently short on bats, as he signed and gave away most of them to his teammates in the dressing room. This came after MI were eliminated from IPL 2025. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) beat them by five wickets in Qualifier 2 on Sunday (June 1) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The Mumbai-based franchise shared a video on their official X handle to give fans a glimpse of Rohit Sharma's hilarious comment in the dressing room. In it, Rohit can be seen signing autographs on bats and jerseys for his teammates. When one of them asked for a bat, Sharma replied:

"Mere paas bat nahi hai ab. 6 bats le liya yaar sabne (I don't have any bats left, I already gave away six bats)."

You can watch the video below:

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"Rohit Sharma got a life once again" - Aakash Chopra reviews MI's batting performance in IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 vs PBKS

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra reviewed the Mumbai Indians' batting performance in the second qualifier against PBKS after their five-wicket loss. He pointed out that, similar to the Eliminator against the Gujarat Titans (GT), Rohit Sharma got a life early on against PBKS but could not capitalize this time. In a video on his YouTube channel, 'Aakash Chopra,' the 47-year-old said:

"Rohit Sharma got a life once again, but then he gets out. Jonny Bairstow didn't stop after Rohit got out. He has played only two knocks and has played powerfully. Very good acquisition. Mumbai might want to retain him for the next year, but they won't be able to do so as he came after the suspension. Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav played very well until they were there."

"However, wickets fell together - Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma in two overs. Hardik Pandya had to fire a bit more. In the end, he couldn't fire much with the bat and, in my opinion, he should have bowled more as well. Naman Dhir was alone in the last over. The last overs did not turn out the way they wanted them to be," Chopra added.

In the Eliminator against GT, Rohit scored 81 (50) after getting dropped twice and won the 'Player of the Match' award, as MI (228/5) won by 20 runs. In Qualifier 2 against PBKS, the 38-year-old was dismissed for just eight runs off seven balls.

Do you agree with Aakash Chopra's views above? Let us know your opinions in the comments section.

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