LONGEST LOSING STREAK OF MUMBAI INDIANS
5-time champions Mumbai Indians have been unsuccessful to win their first seven games in a row for the very first time in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022.
Mumbai Indians are one of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), continued their terrible run this season as they suffered their seventh successive loss in the IPL 2022 to create a dubious record for the worst-ever start in the history of the tournament.
Even after losing back-to-back seven matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma still doesn’t know ‘what’s going wrong.’ Along with this, Rohit also gave a big statement regarding his team’s playing eleven.
Even after playing 7 matches this season, Rohit feels Mumbai is yet to find its best playing combination. Rohit himself has been struggling to find his form as he has scored a mere 114 runs from 6 IPL matches with the best score of 41.
“If I know what’s going wrong, I’d correct it but it’s not coming off. I’m trying to prepare myself in the way I prepare for every game, which is no different. It’s not coming off,” Rohit mentioned this after MI lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs on Saturday.
He also stated-“I take the full responsibility of not putting the team in the situation of what they expect from me. I back myself to go out there and enjoy the game and do what I have been doing all these years.
“It’s important to keep looking forward. It’s not the end of the world, we have come back before and we will try and come back again,” the skipper tried to put up a brave face but the disappointment was all too palpable.
He was also asked about the logic behind not starting with the team’s No 1 bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, and the captain defended his strategy.
“There’s no particular reason to it,” Rohit responded when asked why he brought Bumrah in the fourth over.
“We try and put team before the individual (Bumrah). They (LSG) bat quite deep and it is important to hold your key bowlers towards the back end. We always try and keep Bumrah for the back end and it didn’t seem to work out,” he reasoned.
“He bowled pretty well but the others just need to pull up their socks a little bit. Every game we play is an opportunity, we try and think what our best playing XI which is best suited for the particular conditions and particular team.” Decoding the defeats will be important for Rohit.
“In the end it was a great fight from us, we were in the game after not batting well, the bowlers kept us in, but in the end, you know how towering MSD can be and he took them home. It’s hard to put a finger on anything, but we’re not starting well in the match.” Rohit Sharma said this after their seventh loss to CSK at the DY patil stadium on Thursday.
This is the first time in the tournament Mumbai Indians have lost seven successive games in an IPL season. Their previous low was five defeats in 2014, but they managed to turn the season around to make the playoffs.
