Tim David Effusive In His Praise For Effortless Rohit Sharma, His Mumbai Indians Skipper

Feb 23, 2022 at 4:10 PM

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Tim David Effusive In His Praise For Effortless Rohit Sharma, His Mumbai Indians Skipper

Tim David was snapped up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the last IPL 2021 edition before being picked by Mumbai Indians at IPL 2022 auctions for a hefty sum. He was picked as a replacement player by the Bangalore outfit ahead of the second leg but Tim David played just one game last year, where he scored only 1 run.

Australian batsman Tim David, who plays for Singapore, has so far scored 558 runs in 14 T20Is at an impressive strike rate of 158.42 averaging 46.5. He also has 1938 runs to his name in 88 T20 matches at 159.37 including 9 half-centuries averaging 34.

Tim David (Image Source: timdavid8- Instagram)
Tim David (Image Source: timdavid8- Instagram)

Tim David: Rohit Sharma Looks So Effortless And Admirable When He Bats

Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians remained relatively quiet in the recent mega auction. But the franchise did shell out big money on names like Ishan Kishan ( 15.25 crore) and Jofra Archer ( 8 crore). Another big purchase was Tim David, who was picked up for a hefty sum of 8.25 crore.

Mumbai Indians’ (MI) exciting prospect Tim David has revealed that he cannot wait to team up with West Indian big-hitting all-rounder, Kieron Pollard. He also praised skipper, Rohit Sharma, and expressed his desire to learn from the best in the business.

Tim David, the big-hitting recruit who was previously a part of Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore, feels excited to share the dressing room with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard. Tim David heaped praise on Rohit Sharma’s “effortless” batting style and bracketed the MI skipper in the set of “world-class” players.

“Rohit Sharma is a world-class player. He just looks so effortless when he bats, it’s very admirable. It is a huge bonus to be able to spend time with class players and try to pick their brains a little bit,” the official website of Mumbai Indians quoted David as saying.

Rohit Sharma and Mumbai Indians created history as they won the IPL title for the fifth time, with Rohit Sharma winning it for the sixth time. , BCCI/IPL Twitter handle
Rohit Sharma and Mumbai Indians created history as they won the IPL title for the fifth time, with Rohit Sharma winning it for the sixth time. , BCCI/IPL Twitter handle

The 25-year-old David also expressed his excitement to opener as a finisher with Pollard. “It is an exciting idea to bat with him. Polly is someone I have admired for his power-hitting and have looked at some of his innings to see how I can do that myself. If we could get going in the middle and death overs, we could take a few games away.”

Tim David has plied his trade for many T20 leagues across the globe. He has played for Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League, Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League, Southern Brave in The Hundred and Saint Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League.

Tim David Looking Forward To Face Jasprit Bumrah At the Nets

The Singaporean-Australian also said that he’s looking forward to facing Jasprit Bumrah in the nets and testing himself against the pace spearhead.

“One bowler I am looking forward to facing the most in the nets is Bumrah. I know it sounds strange because he is one of the best in the world but I believe it will be great to test myself against him. I am sure it is going to be hard work,” David further said.

Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah (Image Credit: Twitter)

Earlier, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene also revealed that Tim David was on the team’s radar ahead of the mega auction.

“He was on our radar for a while. he has been playing well for the last few months. We knew Jofra would come late so we couldn’t go hard in the beginning but needed someone to strengthen our batting so we decided to play a different game altogether. David was part of that plan. We had the purse to go get them both.”

The first Singaporean to play in the lucrative T20 league, Tim David’s addition to the mix bolsters the Mumbai Indians’ batting unit, which was in need of a finisher after the departure of flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya. IPL 2022 is expected to begin on March 27 and could well end on May 28 due to the addition of two new teams.

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