WATCH: Rohit Sharma bids emotional farewell to MI camp, heartwarming moment with Arjun Tendulkar goes VIRAL

Rohit Sharma with Arjun Tendulkar as MI squad members leave for home.
New Delhi: The Mumbai Indians' 2025 IPL season concluded with a Qualifier 2 defeat against the Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad. Despite reaching the playoffs after a strong mid-season performance, their 203-run total proved insufficient. Shreyas Iyer's significant contribution secured victory for Punjab. Following their elimination, Mumbai Indians players bid farewell to each other, with videos showing captain Rohit Sharma's airport departures alongside teammates.
A video of him greeting Arjun Tendulkar is rapidly gaining popularity online.
The way Rohit Sharma is meeting everyone from Mumbai Indians players to the smallest support staff before going home.
The most humble and down-to-earth man @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/3cGUAbQoyY
— ⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) June 2, 2025
Rohit Sharma met Suryakumar Yadav and said goodbye to him while returning home from the airport.
The pure brothers bond between RO & SKY ❤️ pic.twitter.com/C3xy7slVh4
— ⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) June 2, 2025
Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene expressed satisfaction with his team's performance despite their elimination from the tournament after losing to Punjab Kings in the Qualifier 2. He attributed their loss to a few errors.
'I think we probably left a bit of runs on the park with the bat and we lost our way. Those back-to-back wickets probably slowed us down a little bit, but I still thought 200 was a good score in a qualifier,' said Jayawardene as quoted by MI's official website.
'The pressure picked up after those wickets as well up front (of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma), and I think a few mistakes cost us. The execution was not up to what our standard is,' MJ said.
Jayawardene praised the pitch's even performance across both innings and commended his team's positive attitude and strong start, despite rain interruptions.
'We put them under pressure and had two good top-order partnerships. We were going at 140 at one stage scoring 10 runs an over and, then those two back-to-back wickets probably slowed us down a little bit. I thought 200 was a decent score on this wicket on this ground. It's just that we did not execute well.' said the coach.
After a shaky start with only one win in their first four matches, the team rallied, achieving a six-game unbeaten run to secure a playoff berth. They then defeated the Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring elimination match, he said, 'I think it was a good campaign for us… the way we started and how we regrouped as a team and played some really good cricket is commendable.

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