Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma, on Thursday said that he wants to continue as an opener for the team in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Rohit Sharma has done this in previous seasons as well.
Rohit Sharma has batted in the middle-order for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the past. This, year he will be starting as an opener on September 19. Rohit Sharma, said that he will keep options open as far as his batting position is concerned.
“I think I opened the entire tournament last year and will continue to do that even in this year,” Rohit said during the virtual press conference organized on Thursday.
Rohit, also said that his ideal position of batting is the top order, and he enjoys doing that.
“I keep all the options open, whatever the team wants, I’m happy to do that. I enjoy batting at the top of the order, I’ve been doing that for a while, I really enjoy that. Even when I play for India, the message from my side to the management is that do not close any doors keep all the options open, I’ll do that here as well,” he said.
Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene said that they will stick to the Rohit- de Kock combination at the start.
“Having options in the squad is always great Lynn is obvious a great addition. Quinton has been phenomenal for us, his combination with Rohit has really worked. So why fix something when it’s not broke? So we’ll look to continue with that,” Jayawardene said.
“But having Lynny as an option gives us flexibility. We try and add more value to the team so that we are not predictable. But definitely Quinton and Ro have been a great combination for us.”
Mumbai Indians (MI) are set to clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Abu Dhabi on September 19.
