Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardane on Monday revealed Rohit Sharma’s injury and explained why the former captain has been used as an impact option by a five -time champion in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
“No, it was not in the beginning. Obviously, Rohit was on the field in some sports,” Jayawardi told reporters on the eve of his struggle Gujarat Titans (GT).
“But if you look at the team’s creation, most people are doing dual roles. Most of them are bowling. Also, some places require border runners,” he said.
This season, in 10 innings, Rohit Sharma has scored 293 runs, including three fifties.
He said, “You need speed and people with all that. So it also comes into the game. Rohit was also a nursing from the Champions Trophy,” he said.
“So we wanted to make sure that we do not push him very hard. And we have managed that the most important thing while batting is,” he said.
With best Net run rate In all teams, MI in third place requires two of the remaining three matches to ensure a straight place in the final four. The five -time winner will play two of these games at home, where he has won four out of five matches.
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GT, who is in fourth place, has four matches left, two of which will be in their home ground in Ahmedabad, where they too have won four out of five. The side -led side of Shubman Gill requires two more victories to go into the playoffs.
Ever since MI started his winning streak, which has been swollen for an impressive six matches on Trot, he has not seen more than 200 at home or even a total of more than 200.
