Not depending on specific individuals and handling the pressure situations with aplomb has been key to Mumbai Indians\u2019 play-off journey, an elated skipper Rohit Sharma said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mumbai Indians sealed their place in the play-offs with a Super Over win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. They still have a game in hand.\u201cIt\u2019s a good positive for us to qualify with one game to spare. In 2017, when we won the trophy, we qualified with two games in hand. As a team what we have done well is that we have handled the pressure situations well,\u201d said Rohit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lot of guys have put their hands up and taken the responsibility which is why we don\u2019t have anyone, barring Quinton , in the top five. It\u2019s not about one or two individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you want to win the tournament everyone needs to do well. That\u2019s the hallmark of this team, whether it is (leggie) Rahul Chahar or Quinton. We don\u2019t believe in individuals to win the game on their own. We want everyone to chip in and take us over the line,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey understand the conditions really well. Vijay and Manish Pandey were batting and they kept varying the length. Their eight overs were probably the turning point. They bowled really well with a wet ball, which is not easy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On his decision to bat first, Sharma said that was dictated by how difficult it was to chase a modest score against Royal Challengers Bangalore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis year the conditions here are such that the ball spins in the second half. We saw against RCB–we were chasing 170 and we struggled to chase in spite of scoring 70 in the first six overs. The pitch has been up and done. We had decided that if it was an important match we would put up runs on the board and then defend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking ahead, Sharma said the team\u2019s batting order was flexible from positions 3-7 which gives them the option to send big-hitters Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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