Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly once remarked, “The team must bat its best batsman at the top of the order so that he faces the maximum balls”. There is no doubt that Rohit Sharma is Mumbai Indians’ best batsman. Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma will open the innings for the franchise in the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Rohit has himself revealed that he will open the innings for the side in all the matches of the season. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has all the experience of opening the innings as he opens the innings for the India National Cricket Team.
Good decision from the Mumbai think tank.
However, Rohit Sharma has also opened in the Indian Premier League. The flamboyant batsman had batted in the middle order as Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav had opened the innings for the team in the previous season.
The stylish batsman has opened in 19 innings in the IPL in which he has scored 613 runs at an impressive average of 40.87. He has scored six fifties while opening the innings in IPL and he has remained unbeaten on six occasions.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has led Mumbai Indians with aplomb. He has taken the Mumbai franchise to three IPL titles as Mumbai Indians is one of the most successful IPL teams.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians had failed to qualify for the playoff stages in the previous season of the league. They had won only six matches out of the 14 they had played in the tourney. Thus, they had finished at the fifth position in the points table. Consequently, the Rohit Sharma led side will like to turn the tables in their favour.
Rohit Sharma: This year I will open the batting for all the games.#CricketMeriJaan #OneFamily @ImRo45
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 19, 2019
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will begin their IPL campaign against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 24th March. Hence, the three-times champions will like to draw first blood in the T20 league.