The veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma has revealed that his “hamstring” is absolutely fine, shutting down the rumors regarding his fitness, he returned to lead Mumbai Indians (MI) following a two-week injury lay-off. Rohit missed the last four games before coming back to the playing XI on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, in an interview to PTI, advised not to rush his comeback from what he called a “hamstring tear”.
During the post-match presentation after suffering a 10-wicket loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2020 on Tuesday, Rohit Sharma said, “I was happy to be back, it’s been a while. I’m looking forward to play a few more games here, let’s see what happens. It (hamstring) is fine, absolutely.”
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For the same injury, the Indian selectors had excluded Rohit in the squad for the Australia tour even when he was seen batting in the Mumbai Indians (MI) nets, fuelling speculation on his fitness. According to Mumbai Indians’ team management, Rohit suffered a hamstring strain in his left leg in the game against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on October 18.
Talking about the hammering Mumbai received at the hands of Sunrisers, Rohit said it was a forgettable game for them ahead of Qualifier 1 against Delhi Capitals on Thursday. He added, “Not the day we want to remember, probably our worst performance of the season. We wanted to try a few things, it didn’t go our way. We knew dew was going to play a factor and we wanted to take the toss out of consideration, but we didn’t play good cricket today.”
In the game against SRH, MI had considered dropping premier bowlers like Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah for the game. The dew in the second innings once again made batting easier.
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Explaining the same, Rohit said, “They played good shots in the powerplay, and that helped them. If you take wickets in the powerplay, even if there is dew, it can put pressure on the opposition. It’s a very funny format. It’s always nice to forget what has happened and focus on the present. They (Delhi) are a good side, so it will be a good challenge to face them.”
