Rohit Sharma supplied his verdict on Tim David being dubbed as the subsequent Kieron Pollard (Sportzpics)
Rohit Sharma gave his verdict after being quizzed whether or not Tim David was the ‘subsequent Keiron Pollard’ following his 45-run knock in 14 balls towards Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma was a cheerful man after Tim David’s final over heroics together with 3 sixes in a row helped the five-time IPL champions beat Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets on the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday in what was the one thousandth match in IPL historical past. Rohit was quizzed about David being Kieron Pollard’s successor for Mumbai Indians after the Australian batter smashed 45 runs in simply 14 balls to assist MI plot a miraculous escape.
Rohit celebrated his thirty sixth birthday, he shared a joke with Harsha Bhogle within the post-match presentation ceremony about turning 35 and never 36, and it was his a hundred and fiftieth match as a captain in IPL.
An eventful day, and an eventful match it was certainly, Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 124 in 62 balls serving to Rajasthan Royals rating 212/7 after which Cameron Green hit 44 runs in 26 balls, Suryakumar Yadav additionally contributed 55 in 29 earlier than David smashed three sixes within the first three balls of Jason Holder’s over.
Rohit didn’t precisely reply Bhogle’s million-dollar query when quizzed about David being the subsequent Pollard however he did say that it was some huge footwear to fill.
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“Big footwear to fill, Polly for therefore a few years gained us so many championships. But Tim has a lot capability and energy. In the again finish, having that energy retains the bowler considering,” said Rohit.
He also lavished praise on Jaiswal, who won the Player of the Match award, and said that he hoped the 21-year-old would continue to perform on the biggest stage.
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“I watched him last year, this year he has taken his game to a new level. I asked him where all that power is coming from, he says he is spending time at the gym, he’s timing them really well. Good for him, good for Indian cricket and good for RR as well,” added the ‘Hitman’.
With the harm to Jofra Archer, Rohit has been compelled to make loads of modifications however he insisted that it was the demand of the game to play based on the opposition and the circumstances.
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“It is troublesome as a captain, however sadly it’s a must to play the circumstances and the opposition. We wish to be versatile as a group and guys should be prepared for it. Jofra has had an enormous harm and didn’t play for an extended, very long time. Bowlers want follow and rhythm, and we noticed good tempo from him right now. SKY clearly we knew a knock like right now was not far away,” stated the MI skipper further.
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