The five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians have been eliminated from the IPL playoffs race after having struggled since the beginning in the Indian Premier League. They also have faced the most consecutive defeats in the history of the league (8). Meanwhile, their captain Rohit Sharma too has been going through a lean patch but he has won hearts with his gesture recently.
Notably, Mumbai did well in the last few matches where they have managed to win 3 out of their last 4 games in the season. Mumbai beat Rajasthan Royal, Gujarat Titans, and Chennai Super Kings so far as well. The team seems to peak a bit late but they will try to end on a high note as well.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma wins hearts with his kind gestures on the morning of May 15 morning, Mumbai Indians published a video featuring Rohit Sharma, Jaydev Unadkat, and Dewald Brevis who sat down in front of the camera to respond to the questions of the fans. Before that, Sharma asked Dewald Brevis to sit on the chair in the centre but denied it, asking the captain to take the centre stage. Rohit Sharma requested and made Brevis take the center stage as well.
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After their last win against Chennai Super Kings, Rohit Sharma said: “Looking at how the pitch was playing and to lose wickets upfront, there were tense moments in the middle. It was just about keeping calm and getting the job done. After losing those wickets at the start, we were a little calm and got the job done in the end. We have played a lot of cricket here. On so many occasions, we’ve had pitches like this. It’s nice to get bowlers into the game as well at times. It’s been batting-friendly pitches all over, it was good to see bounce and swing from both sides which was good to watch. We are keeping one eye (on the future). We want to win games and at the same time we try out certain players. There are options that we still want to try.”
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He continued, “He (Tilak) has been brilliant, playing for the first year, having such a calm head is never easy. I feel he’s going to be an all-format player for India pretty soon. He’s got the technique and temperament. A lot of things are looking bright for him. And there’s hunger as well. (On Bumrah) He knows what he needs to do and what the team expects him to do which is the most important things. He understands, magnificent spell upfront and we saw what he did in the last game as well. (On Pollard missing out) He’s been a stalwart for Mumbai, he came out and said that he’s okay with that. We are keeping one eye on what are the holes to be filled out for the next year.”
