Rohit Sharma Applauds 'Ruthless' Mumbai Indians after Their Win over Kolkata Knight Riders
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|| Indian Correspondent ||
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma applauds his 'ruthless' team after they registered a stunning 49-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in their second game of IPL 2020 at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (September 23).
"It was all about how we executed our plans today, we were in good positions and it was all about being ruthless. The wicket was good and dew was coming down," Rohit said after the match.
Rohit smashed a 54-ball 80 and became the Man of the Match as well. He said that he was glad to spend some time in the middle.
"I back myself to play the pull shots and have practised quite a bit. Pretty happy with the performance of my squad. All my shots were good (laughs), can't pick one. I haven't played a lot of cricket in the last six months time and was looking to spend some time in the middle; it didn't come out well in the first innings but glad to have done it tonight,” he added.
He also praised his pace bowlers - Trent Boult and James Pattinson – who successfully troubled KKR players that too in a challenging condition in UAE.
"We never knew that the IPL would happen in the UAE so we wanted a pace attack that was strong for the Wankhede. But the ball was seaming around for the first six overs over here as well,” he shared.
"We haven't played much with Trent Boult and Pattinson, but it was good that we were on the same page. It takes a lot out of you to play in these conditions. Maybe I was a bit tired in the end and it was a lesson for us that one set batsmen need to bat deep till the end. We've seen it in the past and that's what I tried to do," he concluded.
