Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra applauded Rohit Sharma after his fantastic century in the MI vs CSK clash of IPL 2024 on Sunday, April 14. Chopra also slammed other Mumbai Indians batters, who failed to step up during the chase. As MI tried to chase down a massive 207 vs CSK, Rohit Sharma played a stunning knock of unbeaten 105 off 63. He kept his wicket on one end to keep the winning hopes alive but didn’t get any support from the other end.
“It was just a formality in the end as a lot of runs were left, and what could Rohit have done alone? He is a super Hitman, Ro’s form is good for India and the Mumbai Indians, but what could he have done alone? The others needed to score more runs. The hundred was good. When he lost his captaincy, we were saying that this might be the season where he scores more than 500 runs. Rohit has started moving in that path because he is trying his best to run at a strike rate of 200 for sure but has also made up his mind to play long knocks. He tried till the end but things were beyond him as well this time,” Chopra explained in a YouTube video on his channel.
However, Aakash Chopra also praised MI openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma, who have given brilliant starts to Mumbai Indians this season. Kishan has scored 184 runs across 6 games in IPL 2024, with a superb strike rate of 178+. He also played brilliant knocks of 69 vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru and 42 vs Delhi Capitals earlier as well.
“When Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma come these days, it seems like they come with a bazooka. Who hits so much – 70 runs in seven overs. It was proper hitting from both ends. Whoever bowled, got hit. Ishan Kishan has been striking the ball well in this entire tournament. Surya came to bat and got out to his second ball. Matheesha Pathirana has done this job two times. He dismissed Mitchell Marsh and Tristan Stubbs in the same over one day and this time, he dismissed Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in the same over,” Chopra added.
“Tilak Varma looked good till the time he played. It seemed they were in cruise control but Pathirana came again and picked up a wicket, rolled his fingers over the ball, and Tilak Varma out. Then Hardik Pandya got out. After that, Mustafizur and Matheesha Pathirana. Mustafizur was hit for two sixes but he picked up Tim David’s wicket,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
