When his club faced the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, Mumbai Indians legend Rohit Sharma scored his eighth Indian Premier League (IPL) century—albeit in a losing effort. As MI attempted to chase down the mark of 207 runs, Rohit blasted a century off 61 balls. Chennai won the game by 20 runs, with Rohit being the only Mumbai player to stand out. In the last over of the game, the Hitman achieved his hundred. Rohit concluded the game with a perfect 105, and his final thoughts were encapsulated in an emotional and solitary stroll back to the bench.
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Haters will say Rohit Sharma was happy to get a century and watching Mumbai Indians lose.
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— Rohit is the GOAT🐐 (@dranzertweets) April 15, 2024
Some critics might claim that Rohit Sharma was satisfied to watch the Mumbai Indians lose while him scoring a century.
However, the truth is that he finds it depressing to see the home he created being destroyed by outsiders like Hardik Pandya’s experiments.
Even Rohit’s century could not repair the damage that Matheesha Pathirana’s bowling and Chennai’s MS Dhoni’s late blitz had caused.
After the game, MI captain Hardik Pandya acknowledged that his team might have achieved the goal with the bat, but they were unable to muster the necessary effort.
Although they bowled rather well, the target was undoubtedly reachable. The difference was in Pathirana. With their strategy and plans, they were astute. They figured it out, and it helped that Dhoni, the man behind the stumps, could tell them what was working. Pitch was holding up a little bit and becoming challenging. It was about maintaining intent and hitting properly. Before Pathirana entered the game and claimed those two wickets, we were managing the run chase very successfully.
We had the option to act differently, but it was about what was best at the moment. I prefer playing percentage cricket, so it would have been challenging for Dube to go up against seamers as opposed to spin. We have to play well and maintain a high level of effort since we have four games on the road coming up,” he stated following the match.
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We had the option to act differently, but it was about what was best at the moment. I prefer playing percentage cricket, so it would have been challenging for Dube to go up against seamers as opposed to spin. We have to play well and maintain a high level of effort since we have four games on the road coming up,” he stated following the match.
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