The Head Coach of Mumbai Indians Mahela Jayawardene has provided an update on Rohit Sharma ahead of Mumbai Indians' crucial Indian Premier League 2026 tie against Chennai Super Kings to be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. The five time champions need a win to keep their hopes of a playoff qualification alive. Rohit Sharma's fitness is under the scanner The opener has played only four matches in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. He suffered a hamstring injury after the second match and missed the last four encounters. The batter was spotted practicing in the nets in Chennai on Friday and looked promising. Jayawardene made it clear that it will be the medical team that will decide on Rohit's return based on how his body reacts on a day-to-day basis. Jayawardene stated at the pre-match press conference: "It's progressed well. He's working really hard to get back at it. For us, with the medical team, it's on a daily basis.We see how he feels how he pulls up the next day. So we'll make a decision. We'll see him practising today as well. So let's see how he feels tomorrow and what the medical team will tell us." The Mumbai Indians have had a torrid season and have won only two of the eight matches they have played so far and are at the ninth position in the league standings. With the playoff race heating up all the remaining matches are do-or-die games for the franchise. Also Read | Big call explained: Why Ravindra Jadeja came in before Donovan Ferreira in RR vs DC MI struggle for consistency Jayawardene also accepted that the frequent changes in the playing XI and multiple injury concerns have resulted in the team's current form. Mumbai have already played as many as twenty players this season a number which is far higher than they have normally done. Jayawardene said: "It's not the time for us to experiment. We've had issues with our injuries and the availability of players and all that. We've already played I think 20 players in the season. So we've not done that for many years. Our maximum has been 16, even with the impact, where we've had 16 or 17 was our maximum. So due to those circumstances, we've gone deeper into the bench." He Further Added: "These are quality players as well especially our foreigners who have been good quality options. So we kept on changing combinations to suit that as well. But for us it's about trusting that process of correcting and playing good cricket." Despite managing to post huge totals the Mumbai Indians have failed to defend the scores and the coach admitted that lack of consistency has been the main problem. Also Read | What’s Gone Wrong with Jasprit Bumrah? Shocking IPL 2026 Numbers Explained He Elaborated: "I think it's just that we haven't been consistent enough in phases where we must be competitive in those phases and we've lost our way. So that's something that we keep saying 'let's get this done'. Sometimes you get that done and then there's some other phase that fails us. So it's a catch-22 for everyone, and you just keep fighting and trusting the processes, skill, and players who've given us success, and then keep fighting. I mean, that's what we need to do, and that's what we will do" The Mumbai Indians head coach also threw his support behind Suryakumar Yadav who has scored only 162 runs in eight matches so far this season. Jayawardene stated that the batter is likely to be back in form soon: "We've had this conversation. Like, if you look at him batting in the middle there are two things. Practice he's batting as well as anybody. I'm sure he was like that. Even when you go into the matches as well, he's hitting the ball well. But the way he's gotten off a few times, it's unfortunate. Like he hits a shot gets caught in the boundary line. A couple of times okay he had some good balls that came his way got out." "So, being a batsman as well, I've gone through those kinds of situations. Like, why is it happening to me? But it does happen. So, the conversations are like keep trusting your thought process, ability, and back yourself in that situation because he's that sort of player - very unorthodox." He concluded: "How he sees, how he plays, we keep encouraging him. Sometimes, I mean, if you look at Surya for us, he had three to four brilliant years, and not just last year. So, sometimes people are human. They will have a little run that doesn't go his way. But he knows that, and he'll come up with a smile and play the same way he knows how to play,"