New Delhi: New Delhi: Former cricketer and current cricket analyst Sanjay Manjrekar said that he thought that Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma would step down from his captaincy in IPL 2022 like former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli, but this is not the case. Not done. ,
Sanjay Manjrekar told ESPNcricinfo that Rohit has not been batting very freely in the last three IPL seasons and at the same time his strike rate is also not looking very good. Manjrekar believed that Rohit would hand over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians to Kieron Pollard before IPL 2022 and play as a batsman like Virat.
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“I think Pollard still adds value. [Before the season] I also felt that Rohit Sharma can step down like Virat Kohli, take some rest, play as a pure batsman and hand over the responsibility to Pollard who is a brilliant international captain,” Manjrekar told ESPNcricinfo. told.
He said, ‘Pollard still has potential, I can see the sixes he has hit. He will contribute in pressure match, crunch game. But they need to get there first and it’s not on Pollard, that never happened. He never contributed for Mumbai Indians throughout the season. He plays an innings in a pressure game and watches the team. Others need to do a better job because Pollard is doing his normal job.”
Mumbai Indians will be aiming to end a four-match losing streak tonight when they take on Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match. Tonight’s match against Punjab is crucial for Mumbai as if they lose, they will have to win at least eight of their remaining nine matches to stay in the race. IPL 2022 playoff