Rohit Sharma has entered his name in the history books on Sunday, March 29, by becoming the first capped player to feature in all 19 editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rohit, who is included in Mumbai Indians’ playing XI for their IPL 2026 opener against Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, is the second player to play all 19 editions of the world’s richest franchise league after Virat Kohli. But unlike Virat, Rohit has played in all 19 seasons of IPL as a capped player. Rohit made his international debut for India against Ireland during an ODI match in Belfast on June 23, 2007, and played his first T20I match on September 19, 2007, whereas the first edition of the IPL was played in 2008 from April 18 to June 1, where he represented the Deccan Chargers.
Kohli played in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League as an uncapped player. Kohli, who has been associated with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the world’s richest franchise cricket league since the first season, made his international debut for India against Sri Lanka during an ODI match against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on August 18, 2008.
Mumbai Indians’ playing XI for IPL 2026 match vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, Allah Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
In the IPL, Rohit played the first three seasons for Deccan Chargers and scored 1170 runs in 45 matches. He joined Mumbai Indians in the 2011 mega auction and has played 228 matches for the Mumbai-based franchise since then. He has 5876 runs to his name in the IPL for Mumbai Indians.
