Harbhajan Singh, the former India cricketer, hailed the leadership skills of veteran cricketer Rohit Sharma for making an impact outside the ground in Sunday’s 12-run win of the Mumbai Indians over hosts Delhi Capitals.
DC’s impact player Karun Nair blasted 89 runs in 40 balls. He was very near to making Delhi chase the massive total of 206.
However, using Mitchell Santner at the right time took the wicket of Karun and made Delhi lose their first game in the Indian Premier League 2025.
Harbhajan Singh, who is an MI legend, hailed the tactical masterclass of Rohit in helping MI win a crucial game.
Rohit Sharma, from the dugout, directed Karn Sharma to change the ball.
In IPL’s new rule, in the second innings, the fielding team can change the ball after 10 overs. Rohit directed to make this move in the 14th over. The new ball led Karn to take the wicket of Tristan Stubbs first then in-form KL Rahul.
Singh said that MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene was not ready to introduce the new ball and use spinners later in the innings.
Harbhajan said on his YouTube channel: “Rohit Sharma played the masterstroke. He asked the head coach, Mahela Jayawardene, to employ spinners and bring Karn Sharma into the attack. I think Mahela Jayawardene was not on board. If they had gone with what Jayawardene had to say, the Mumbai Indians would have also lost this game. Rohit Sharma was there, he had the best move. He is the captain. He always thinks like a captain. A captain is always the captain, and his tactical acumen helped Mumbai win.”
He added: “Karn Sharma came into the attack and took three wickets, turning the game’s tide. It was a gold move. This wouldn’t have happened when Tilak Varma retired against Lucknow and Mitchell Santner was sent in if Rohit Sharma had been in the dugout. Mahela Jayawardene made a bad move. Rohit was incredible against Delhi Capitals. Sometimes, the coaches must keep their egos aside and consider how the team can benefit. I hope Rohit Sharma keeps sharing his inputs from the dugout.”
The tactical masterclass of Rohit led MI to win for the second time in the IPL (losing four games).
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