Not Easy to Play Long Innings in These Conditions, Says Rohit Sharma

Business Standard Not easy to play long innings in these conditions, says Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said playing in the hot and humid conditions of UAE

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said playing in the hot and humid conditions of UAE "takes a lot out of you", an opinion shared by his pacer Trent Boult and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik.

Rohit starred with a 54-ball 80 to help defending champions Mumbai Indians to a 49-run win over KKR here.

"It is not easy to play long innings here. It takes a lot out of you to play in these conditions. Maybe I was a bit tired in the end and it was a lesson for us that one set batsmen needs to bat deep till the end.

"We've seen it in the past and that's what I tried to do," Rohit said at the postmatch presentation ceremony.

During his stay in the middle, he played the pull shots to perfection and hit a couple of sixes.

"I back myself to play the pull shots and have practised quite a bit. Pretty happy with the performance of my squad. All my shots were good (laughs), can't pick one," he said.

Talking about his bowling attack, he said it was made keeping Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in mind.