Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians commented that his team had a good run so far as they jumped to the top of the points table after defeating table-toppers Delhi Capitals by five wickets. Opener Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav contributed with half-centuries scoring 53 each to enable the defending champions to chase successfully a tricky 162 on Sunday night.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians have proved to be an outstanding team and skipper Rohit Sharma stressed on the need to remain ahead of their opponents with IPL reaching the halfway mark.
Rohit Sharma-Mumbai Indians Had A Good Run
Suryakumar Yadav scored 233 runs while skipper Rohit Sharma scored 216 runs in 7 matches. Among pacers, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult occupy the second and third place with 11 wickets each. James Pattinson is in 8th place with nine wickets.
“We have had a good run so far. Like we all know this is where the challenges will arise more, the backend of the tournament, we all know what happens. The teams will start catching up and we just got to be ahead of them,” Rohit Sharma said in a video posted on Mumbai Indians’ Twitter handle.
The defending champions chased a tricky 162 on Sunday night to win against Delhi Capitals though skipper Rohit Sharma failed to score big runs and was out early.
“We have always spoken about it. Individuals know exactly how to figure that out. Whatever we have discussed, whatever we have planned, so far I think we have executed those plans very well…,” said Rohit, who has scored 216 runs from seven games.
Both Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians occupy the first two spots with 10 points, but Mumbai Indians are ahead and tops the chart for having better run rate.
Rohit Sharma Wants Mumbai Indians Should Be Focused
Both Delhi and Mumbai have five wins and two losses. While Mumbai lost against Chennai and RCB, Delhi have lost against Mumbai and SunRisers Hyderabad in the first half of IPL 2020.
“I know, but this is not the end and this is not the start. We are right in the middle, we know that. Let’s keep the focus at it, focus is always important. The next seven games that we are going to play will be important, at the same time we cannot forget to enjoy.
“This is a tough tournament, we all know that but having fun with each other, having that bonding with each other is important and I see that happening, so let’s continue to do that,” added the formidable opener.
Rohit Sharma also played his 150th game for Mumbai Indians. He commented that the support of his team-mates in this journey was instrumental.
“I think it’s been a great journey, very very happy about it. At the same time, I would also appreciate the support that I got from all my team-mates through the years.”
“We had many players come and go, to have them around supporting me on the field you know means a lot,” added the elegant batsman.
Rohit Sharma now has 5114 runs in 195 IPL matches averaging 31.56 with one century to his name.