After their six-wicket triumph against the Rajasthan Royals (RR), Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma, who turned 36 on Sunday, April 30th, appeared in a unique avatar.
Surprisingly, Rohit laughed with famous cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle during their post-match conference conversation. This happened after Harsha wished him a happy birthday.
According to Harsha Bhogle:
“Everything happened today. 150th game as captain, 190th for MI, 36th birthday, and like it happened last year.”
Rohit Sharma replied:
“35th not 36th”
To which Harsha Bhogle said:
“Ah, they gave me one more. Good correction.”
Rohit chuckled:
“No, no, 36th.”
Watch the funny conversation from 4:35 onwards in the video:
Although Rohit [3(5)] failed to deliver with the bat, the other MI batters stepped up to chase 213 against RR.
Rohit Sharma: “Very pleasing to see how we chased this”
Rohit Sharma showed his happiness when MI successfully chased the 213-run target. Tim David’s brilliant 45* off 14 helped secure the game for the squad. It was also Wankhede’s first successful 200+ chase.
Rohit remarked on the post-match show:
“Very pleasing to see how we chased this. The last game here also came close to a similar target. We have the ability but need to back ourselves. (On David being next Pollard) Big shoes to fill, Polly for so many years won us so many championships. But Tim has so much ability and power. In the back end, having that power keeps the bowler thinking.”
Rohit also praised Yashasvi Jaiswal (124 off 62 balls) for his first IPL century. He stated:
“(On Jaiswal) I watched him last year, this year he has taken his game to a new level. I asked 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.”
