“He was unwell and thus could not travel to Ahmedabad for the pre-IPL captains’ meeting and photoshoot. He is, however, likely to be available for MI’s opening game in IPL-2023 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 2,” a reliable source told TOI.
Rohit had addressed MI’s pre-tournament media interaction on Wednesday in Mumbai.
On the eve of the opening match of the 2023 season of the IPL, all the franchise captains gathered at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium and held a special photoshoot with the trophy. However, Rohit’s absence caught the attention of fans.
All the other nine teams were represented in the photoshoot with MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings), Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans), Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings), Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders), KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Faf Du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore) and David Warner (Delhi Capitals) being in the frame.
The 2023 IPL will kickstart with a lavish opening ceremony on Friday (March 31), earlier than a blockbuster conflict between defending champions Gujarat Titans and MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Meanwhile, the IPL captain’s assembly on Thursday took inventory of the principles and laws of the T20 league. On the agenda (TOI has a replica) of the IPL captains’ meet was a dialogue on the saliva ban, in-match penalty within the twentieth over (because of sluggish over-rate), umpires’ tender sign, concussion substitute, Super Over, DRS critiques and countdown, function of the fourth umpire, waist-high full tosses and wides, tempo of play, code of conduct, notification for time-out, innings timer and the brand new Impact Player rule. Significantly, there was no dialogue on workload administration of Team India gamers, which has been a scorching subject going into IPL 2023.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com