Rohit laments hitters’ ‘irresponsible shooting’, urges them to take ‘more responsibility’

Many theories have linked the Mumbai Indians’ disastrous start to the season to their mega betting strategy, especially the one surrounding Jofra Archer. The consensus was that “Archer spending” could put Mumbai in a position of dominance for 2023 and beyond, but for IPL 2022 bowling ended up becoming overly dependent on Jasprit Bumrah for penetration.

“When you have a target like that, it’s really important to build those partnerships,” Rohit said. Featured Sports. “We didn’t do that and then some irresponsible shots, including from myself. We couldn’t get the momentum we needed.

“You can tell (general lack of confidence among batters). We haven’t hit well enough in this tournament. It’s all about the batting unit. Whoever plays in the middle has to take that responsibility and make sure that one of We failed to do that in the tournament None of our hitters hit long innings, what other teams’ hitters did We have to make sure that regardless of the situation, a man must beat longer.”

Rohit’s point is backed by just six half-centurions in eight games for Mumbai this season. Kishan, who scored two of those fifty, has a sub-100 strike rate in the other six innings. Jaydev Unadkat has a better batting average (19.66) than Rohit himself, and the experienced Pollard has beaten every game but has a better score of just 25. Suryakumar Yadav, who was out for three on Sunday, and the young Tilak Varma have carried the burden of the Mumbai baton so far.

Instead, he took off with a single to a third man, rolled a run-a-ball 27 after an early wicket, raced to a 37-ball fifty and reached one hundred by his 61st delivery. With wickets falling at regular intervals and batters at the other end struggling to find boundaries early on, Rahul took responsibility to go from anchor to aggressor at fullback, hitting his second century IPL against the same opponent in the same season – the first man to do so since Virat Kohli (vs Gujarat Lions) in 2016.

“[After two ducks] The first thought during batting was get the bat on the ball, feel good, get a single, get off the mark,” Rahul said after the game. It hasn’t been too kind lately.”

“The way I simplify my game is to try to assess the pitch and the conditions and try to see how to hit. But we beat deep in this team – Jason Holder comes in late. When you have power and depth in your team, you can play freely and you can take a few more risks. That’s what happens with me in this team.”

“Teams that defend well, play well on the power play and finish well in the death are teams that are at the top.”

KL Rahul

As for the contribution of the bowlers in reducing Mumbai to 67 for 4 in 12 overs in the chase, Rahul said teams that have played the power play and the death well have not only been champions before, but also experience success. this season. While aiming for that formula, Rahul said the luxury of versatile players helped, especially on Sunday as the Super Giants played without injured Avesh Khan.

“I’m very keen on having a lot of versatile players on the team because it gives depth with the bat and the ball,” he said. “And we’ve been lucky to have some of the best all-rounders. I have options in the middle and [it] makes life easier as a captain as well as a batter. Teams that defend well, play well on the power play, and finish well in the death are top teams and teams that have won tournaments. »

Sunday was to be a special day for Indians in Mumbai. It was after 1086 days that the most decorated team in the IPL returned to their colosseum – the Wankhede – and the game provided the perfect opportunity not only to find their way back to victory, but also to provide a gift of birthday to team mentor Sachin Tendulkar. Instead, it provided the final chapter of a season to forget.