Rohit Sharma said on Mumbai’s defeat, the tournament is just beginning, we will definitely come back
Cricket
oi-Kapil Tiwari
Mumbai, April 02. In the first match of IPL 2022, Mumbai Indians lost to Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs on Saturday. Explosive batsman Jos Buttler’s century was an important contribution in Rajasthan’s victory. Batting first, Rajasthan had given a target of 194 runs to Mumbai, in response to which Mumbai’s team could only score 170 runs in 20 overs.
Rohit praises Butler
On Mumbai’s defeat, captain Rohit Sharma said that it is just the beginning of the tournament. Such wins and losses will continue. Rohit said that it is the initial days of the league, we will undoubtedly win further and do better. Rohit Sharma said that Rajasthan Royals had given us the target of 194 runs while batting well, Buttler’s innings was commendable. Rohit said that we had tried everything possible to get Butler out, but without success.
We could have won the match – Rohit
Rohit further said that at first we thought that we can easily chase the target of 193 on this pitch, especially when we needed 70 runs in 7 overs, we felt that we would win, but the situation changed completely. . Rohit said that it is the early days of the tournament, we can learn from it and do better.
Suryakumar Yadav is an important player of the team – Rohit
Rohit praised Bumrah and said that his bowling was superb. Apart from this, there was excellent batting from Kylie Mills and Tilak. I think either of them should have batted. During this, Rohit also called the injury of Suryakumar Yadav as the reason for the defeat. Rohit said that Suryakumar Yadav is an important player of the team, we hope that he will return soon.
Story first published: Saturday, April 2, 2022, 21:21 [IST]
