MI vs RCB: Winning the title is more important than the first game, says Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians may have lost the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), but it is very important for captain Rohit Sharma to win the tournament. AB de Villiers’ masterclass beat RCB by two wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, with Harshal Patel bowling brilliantly before Mumbai Indians by two wickets. Harshal Patel took five wickets (three in the last over) to restrict Mumbai Indians to 159 runs in the stipulated 20 overs and Rohit conceded that his score was 20 runs less than the par score.

Rohit told the broadcasters of the hosts, “It is important to win the championship. I think not the first game. Great match. We did not let it go easily. However the score was not something we were happy with. We were under 20. . ” Star Sports after the match.

“We made some mistakes, which are bound to happen. We need to move forward.” [Jansen] There is definitely a talent that we have recognized. When you look at the situation from four overs they have AB and Christian, so we went with Bumrah and Bolt and tried to get them out.

The two teams struggled to go in the middle overs and the Mumbai Indians captain felt it was not easy to bat on the wicket.

Rohit said, “Definitely not an easy pitch to bat on. There was a strange ball. We could think of our next few matches here. De Villiers batted well and got him home.”

“We didn’t have much time together as a group and it was completely opposite in Dubai, where we started preparing a month in advance. But that’s how the IPL played in years, you just have to Have to get into the game as quickly as possible. As much as possible, “he added.

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Rohit said, “It can be difficult for teams that have great home records, but this is the game in which you have to go away and win. We are lucky that we are in the park.”

Mumbai Indians will play the Horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday the next day.