Former England player Graeme Swann felt “absolute joy” as he watched Rohit Sharma beat the Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The Mumbai Indians skipper was a standout actor for Swann during his 70-run 45-ball innings, where he reached eight limits and three sixes and carried MI to the top of the 2020 IPL points table.
On the post-game show, Swann told Star Sports: “It’s Rohit Sharma (featured player). It’s beautiful to look at and you know it’s going to turn out fine. Although he’s not the super slim Rohit Sharma he was 5-10 years ago, he’s still doing it. “
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“Now he is an old guard. Most of these young people would have grown up with posters of him on their walls, now they are fighting him. It’s a pleasure to see him when he’s in good shape. ”
Rohit laid the foundation for Mumbai 191/4 against Punjab with his stability at the top of the order. While their 70-run hit gave MI a solid start, Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya shot out to leave KXIP with a mountain to climb.
During this game, Rohit got into the elite 5,000-run club in the Indian Premier League, where Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina are already sitting comfortably.
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Former Indian hitting coach Sanjay Bangar was also quick to praise Rohit Sharma for his staller hitting show and compared him to a pianist. “He was taking a threat to his needle, such was his moment, such was his location. Not a single shot where you can tell he wasn’t timing. His notes were beautiful, like a pianist, ”said Bangar.
Aside from the Rohit, Pollard and Pandya blitz, IM spearhead Jasprit Bumrah regained his mojo after a normal outing against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He posted figures of 2-for-18 in his four overs, where he fired last game centurion Mayank Agarwal for 23 before eliminating James Neesham in death. Swann backed Bumrah to have a great IPL after his initial troubles at the 2020 IPL.
“The class is permanent and that has been showing tonight. He didn’t have a great start to the tournament. But even the best players in the world, believe me, they need a little confidence. Now it will be shiny. I predict a great, great IPL from this point on for Jasprit Bumrah, ”Swann added.
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