Siddhesh Lad has watched Mumbai Indians' IPL journey sitting in the dressing room for five years, without being a part of the playing XI. Yesterday, with skipper Rohit Sharma rested due to injury, Lad made his IPL debut against Kings XI Punjab.

The first call he made was to his father, Dinesh, who has also been Rohit's coach at Swami Vivekanand International School, Borivli. Lad Sr, Siddhesh's mother Deepali and sister Shraddha immediately left their home in Borivli and headed for the Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate to witness their Siddhesh's maiden IPL outing.