Mumbai Indians’ skipper Rohit Sharma actually cut the KKR’s bowlers down to size. As an opener, Rohit Sharma not only smashed the highest personal score in this IPL but also contributed immensely to help his team score the highest total in power play.
Rohit is the skipper of the team which has won a record four IPL titles. His performance has been result-oriented in the last three years. The average of his batting in the last three years was not what it used to be in the eight years initially before that. His performance has dipped in terms of average and strike rate but this has not adversely affected the team. He has proved to be a big asset for the team.
Particularly, certain decisions taken under his captaincy proved to be useful for the team. The latest of his decisions is to employ James Pattinson and Trent Boult in the bowling attack in the initial overs. Despite the presence of Jasprit Bumrah, putting these two bowlers into attack in the initial overs turned out to be a masterstroke. Both the openers were sent back to pavilion in the powerplay itself — first against Chennai Super Kings.