Rohit Sharma enjoying Mumbai Indians’ leadership – Cricket News
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians skipper, is delighted to have qualified for the final of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) but feels that his team should have won the playoff fixture against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals in a more comprehensive manner.
Having lost the toss, the Indians were asked to bowl first. The Royals posted a very competitive total of 165 runs on the board for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to little cameos by Rahul Dravid, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stuart-Binny-c2589 and Dishant Yagnik.
Mumbai were off to a brilliant start through Dwayne Smith but lost their way in the middle. However, they were able to chase down the total in the last over of the match with four wickets to spare.
The right-handed batsman admitted that there were nerves in the dressing room during the chase. Sharma, who took over as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820’s skipper after Ricky Ponting’s poor form, expressed that he is enjoying the additional responsibility.
He said, “Some tense moments but we have shown character throughout the tournament. We should have finished the game by the 19th over probably. I have really enjoyed captaining since day 1.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, who picked up three crucial wickets in the encounter, was named as the Player of the Match. The off-spinner feels that the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, is among the best cricket grounds in the world and hopes that his side would be able to clinch
the trophy for the first time.
“It was one of those days when everything clicked. Wicket in the first ball gave me a lot of confidence. This is my favourite ground to play cricket and it's the best ground in the world,” the discarded Indian off-spinner believes. “We are there to support
Rohit Sharma, chip in with our bit and hopefully we can all assist him in lifting the trophy.”
The final of the illustrious tournament is going to be played tomorrow between the Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the same venue. According to most sporting experts, the Super Kings are going to start the final as favourites because of their consistent
performances in the current season.
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