MI captain Rohit says we keep people on their toes
mumbai — Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday heaped praise on the young Nitish Rana and Hardik Pandya for securing the team’s first win of the Indian Premier League.
Rana smashed 50 off 29 balls before Pandya came up with a 29run cameo off 11 balls to seal a thrilling four wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders.
“Winning the game was important. We’re known for this — we keep people on their toes. Very happy with this win,” said Rohit at the post match presentation.
“Here at Wankhede, we back our players to get the runs with the dew coming in and the flat pitch. We were hoping Rana and Hardik would finish it off and they did. It’s important for any team to have young players come in like that and finish the job. I hope they repeat it.
“There’s still room for improvement. We don’t want to be in the back seat. We know the things we didn’t do well today and we’ll go back to the drawing board before our next game,” he added.
Meanwhile, Rohit was booked for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) code of conduct.
“Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians captain, was reprimanded by the match referee for showing excessive, obvious disappointment with an Umpire’s decision during his team’s contest against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium,” the BCCI said in a statement on Monday.
Sharma admitted the Level 1 offence 2.1.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials, according to the statement.
On Sunday, Sharma was adjudged LBW by umpire CK Nandan in the 10th over, though the MI skipper was not happy with the decision and while returning to the pavilion, the Mumbai skipper made angry gestures towards the umpire. — Agencies