Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma praised the fight put up by his team in their 23-run loss to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 9th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on April 2, 2022.
Mumbai Indians must have fancied their chances, but RR bowlers did well to choose up Rohit Sharma for 10 and Anmolpreet Singh for 5 runs. Ishan Kishan proceeded his great run of form scoring 54 with 5 fours and 1 four and included 81 runs for the third wicket with young Tilak Varma, who made 61 in 33 balls with 5 sixes and 3 fours.
I Thought One Of Those Two Batting Till The End Would’ve Made The Difference: Rohit Sharma On Ishan Kishan And Tilak Varma
“I thought they batted well to get to 193. Buttler played an exceptional innings, we tried everything we could to get him out. But I thought 193 on that pitch could’ve been chased, especially when we needed 70 in 7 overs. But these things can happen and its early days. We can learn. (Positives) Few. Bumrah bowling well. Mills as well. And Tilak played exceptionally. And Ishan’s batting was terrific. I thought one of those two batting till the end would’ve made the difference,” Rohit Sharma said after the match.
Rohit also spoke on Suryakumar Yadav’s injury status and said: “(Suryakumar’s fitness) He is a key player for us. Once he gets fit, he comes in straight but we want him to recover since finger injuries are tricky.”
