Former India pacer Irfan Pathan said Mohit Sharma should have been awarded the Player of the Match for the Gujarat Titans’ (GT) IPL 2024 win against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). However, GT captain Shubman Gill was chosen ahead of the pacer. GT posted a 232-run target before restricting CSK to 196/8 and completing a 35-run win to keep their playoff qualification hopes alive still as well.

Reviewing the game on Star Sports, Pathan said, “He (Mohit) was the Man of the Match according to me because it was a flat pitch and a high-scoring game. The losing team also scored close to 200 runs. There Mohit Sharma bowled his variations with control, and all three of his wickets were set batters,” he elaborated.

Meanwhile, he also added that either Daryl Mitchell or Moeen Ali might have taken CSK to a win if they hadn’t been dismissed as well.

“Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali were set. If either of these two batters had stayed, this match could have been over. The match would have come closer. Considering that, it was praiseworthy bowling. Mohit Sharma comes in a different rhythm after seeing his old team,” Pathan observed.

“The way this tournament has gone, we have seen a lot of runs being scored, and today’s match was also not low-scoring where the bowlers didn’t give runs at all. When so many runs are scored, the bowling contribution becomes huge. If you concede 31 runs and take three wickets and dismiss players who can change the match on their own – Daryl Mitchell was playing very well and (Shivam) Dube is a terrific player – that spell made the difference. If someone else who didn’t have as much experience as Mohit was there, this game might have gone in Chennai’s favor. So I agree with Irfan,” Irfan Pathan concluded.