New Delhi, May 4 -- Rohit Sharma returned to Indian Premier League (IPL) with a bang as the Mumbai Indians batter slammed a 27-ball half-century against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Having missed five games due to a hamstring injury suffered against Royals Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 12, Rohit was sidelined since then.

Although he didn't field for Mumbai Indians, Rohit walked out to bat as an impact player replacing Raghu Sharma amidst loud cheers from the packed Wankhede crowd, alongside Ryan Rickelton after LSG managed 228/6 in 20 overs. The duo took some time initially before breaking the shackles.

Despite warming the bench for so many games, Rohit showed no signs of rust, as he started with ...