India, April 29 -- Rohit Sharma is not playing the Mumbai Indians' match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium on today, with captain Hardik Pandya confirming at the toss that the senior opener needs "a couple of more games" before returning to action.

The update ended the suspense over Rohit's availability after he missed MI's recent games due to a hamstring injury. There was expectation around his possible return against SRH, but Mumbai decided not to rush him back into the XI.

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, the bigger team news was Rohit's continued absence from the playing XI.

"Rohit's gonna take a couple of more games. He's been trying, i...