Sharjah: Rohit Sharma allayed Tuesday concerns over his fitness. He said his ‘hamstring’ is absolutely fine after the Mumbai Indians skipper returned to action after a two-week injury lay-off. “I was happy to be back, it’s been a while. I’m looking forward to play few more games here, let’s see what happens. It (hamstring) is fine, absolutely,” said Rohit Sharma. He was speaking at the post-match presentation after the 10-wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Rohit missed the last four games before making a comeback. It came on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, advised Rohit not to rush his comeback from what he called a ‘hamstring tear’. For the same injury, the Indian team selectors decided not to include Rohit in the squad for the Australia tour. The selection committee announced the team on a day when he returned to the MI nets. It fuelled speculation on his fitness.
According to MI team management, Rohit suffered a hamstring strain in his left leg. It happened in the game October 18 against Kings XI Punjab.
When asked about his fitness status at the toss, Rohit said: “Looks like I’m fit and fine.”
Rohit also talked about the hammering MI received at the hands of SRH. He said it was a game to forget ahead of the Qualifer 1 against Delhi Capitals Thursday.
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“Not the day we want to remember, probably our worst performance of the season. We wanted to try a few things, it didn’t go our way. We knew dew was going to play a factor. We wanted to take the toss out of consideration, but we didn’t play good cricket today,” said Rohit.
Mumbai also rested key bowlers like Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah for the game. That decision also did not help their cause.
“It’s a very funny format. It’s always nice to forget what has happened, and focus on the present. They (Delhi) are a good side, so it will be a good challenge to face them,” added Rohit.