Kris Srikkanth backed Rohit Sharma to deliver against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2026 opener, indicating a batting record against the side.The former Indian cricketer said on his YouTube channel that Rohit often feels good against KKR and expects that trend to continue at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Greenstone Lobo predicts IPL 2026 winner “KKR used to be halwa to Rohit Sharma a few years back. Tomorrow he is going to smash their bowling like eating halwa. KKR is his badam halwa team. Once KKR comes, Rohit is in the comfort zone,” Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel, as quoted by India Today.Mumbai Indians take on KKR on Sunday, with Rohit expected to play a key role at the top. KKR, meanwhile, are likely to rely on Sunil Narine, who has had success against Rohit in the past.Rohit’s numbers against KKR underline his record in this match. He scored 1,083 runs against them at a strike rate of 127.86, including six half-centuries and one century. His highest score is an unbeaten 109 at Eden Gardens.At the Wankhede Stadium, Rohit played 238 runs against KKR at a strike rate of 120.81. However, his recent returns against them have been lower, with his last half-century against KKR coming in 2020.Despite this, Rohit’s approach in T20 cricket has changed in the last two seasons. After maintaining a strike rate of around 133 between 2016 and 2023, he increased it to 150 in 2024 and 149.28 in 2025.Mumbai Indians will begin their campaign aiming to end the gap of five years since their last title. The team last won the IPL in 2020 and has five titles between 2013 and 2020.In the previous season, the Hardik Pandya-led team finished third after losing to Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2.The squad includes several players from India’s T20 World Cup winning squad. Suryakumar Yadav, Pandya, Tilak Varma and Jasprit Bumrah form the core as Mumbai Indians begin their new season.
