Courtesy of the Player of the Match honour, Rohit surpassed Royal Challengers Bengaluru icon Virat Kohli in the list of players with the most number of such awards in the T20 league's history. 25 - AB de Villiers 22 - Chris Gayle 20 - Rohit Sharma 19 - Virat Kohli 18 - David Warner 18 -MS Dhoni

Virat Kohli entered record books with 67th fifty-plus score in IPL en route to Royal Challengers Bengaluru's win over Punjab Kings. Mumbai Indians also rode on Rohit Sharma's maiden fifty of IPL 2025 to beat Chennai Super Kings for the first time since May 2022.

Rohit Sharma, following Virat Kohli, was honored with a special IPL memento for his 18 seasons. BCCI President Roger Binny presented the award before Mumbai Indians' game against Sunrisers Hyderabad.