IPL 2022: Mahela Jayawardene is unconcerned about Rohit Sharma’s form.
Mahela Jayawardene, the coach of the Mumbai Indians, believes it’s only a “matter of time” before skipper; Rohit Sharma takes a major wicket, something his side sorely needs to stop its decline in the IPL 2022. The MI skipper has struggled to make the most of his opportunities; scoring just 108 runs at a strike rate of 21.60 this season. “It’s incredible how well he starts and strikes the ball. He’s timing everything perfectly, and he’s getting some fantastic starts. He, too, is frustrates that he hasn’t been able to convert them “According to Jayawardene.
“Rohit has a history of batting deep, batting for 14-15 overs, and scoring large. It’s only a question of time. I’m not concern about his form since he’s a good player.” MI lost by 12 runs against Punjab Kings; on Wednesday, their fifth loss in a row, putting them in danger of being eliminate.
In pursuit of 199, Rohit (28) and Ishan Kishan (3) were dismiss cheaply; and MI were reduce to 32 for 2 in 4.1 overs.
After MI elected to hold back Suryakumar Yadav, who came out to bat at number five instead; of his regular position at four, Dewald Brevis (49 off 25) and Tilak Varma (36 off 20) contributed 84 runs for the third wicket.
Suryakumar was removed in the 19th over after scoring 43 off 30 balls.
“Because we were playing with six hitters today, we wanted to try to take the game to the next level. And there’s no one better than Surya to bring a game to a close “According to Jayawardene.
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“They’d swing the ball around a little bit on the powerplay and stuff like that. So I didn’t want Surya to find himself in that predicament, unable to play his natural game. It was only a matter of strategy.” The 44-year-old explain that the goal was to give the youngsters; greater freedom in the middle as finishers Suryakumar and Kieron Pollard.
“We’ll make that decision based on how we’ve set up tactically versus particular opponents.” Jayawardene; stated that the absence of injured Jofra Archer is affecting the squad; since the bowling unit has been unable to maintain pressure.
“…clearly, Jof (Jofra Archer) is one of the best bowlers we’ve bought; at the auction – Jof isn’t here.” So it’s difficult when you’re in that scenario; but we’re trying to figure out how to deal with it as best we can.
“In terms of the last four or five games, we’ve had some really strong spells where we were in complete; control.” But we can’t keep up the pressure because, at times; we go big on two or three overs, which has damaged us.
“So that’s something we need to nail down and make sure our execution; in those scenarios is better.” Mayank is completely behind me: Odean Smith is a character in the film Odean Smith
Odean Smith (4/30) of the West Indies redeemed himself after a bad appearance against Gujarat Titans; (he was blasts for sixes in the last two deliveries) by taking three wickets in the penultimate; over to help Punjab defend a 198-run total against MI.
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Smith credited his accomplishment to the support he had from Mayank Agarwal; the coach, and the rest of the team management.
“They’ve been quite inspiring. They have aided me mentally in being able to enter this game and perform as well as I have today. They’ve been quite beneficial to me. I’d like to express my gratitude to the coach “he stated
“Captain Mayank has performed admirably. He has always come to me and stated unequivocally that he is 100% behind me, no matter what happens. It’s simply up to me to believe that I can achieve it because; the entire team believes in me “Added he.
Smith, who is defending 22 in the last over, was struck for a six in the first delivery; but recovered to tak three wickets for Punjab.