A player like Rohit Sharma played as an impact player in IPL for the first time.
Rohit Sharma Impact Player: Rohit Sharma was not a part of the playing eleven in the Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders match, in this match Rohit was played as an impact player. In this match played at Wankhede on May 3, Hardik won the toss and decided to bowl first. Rohit Sharma was not seen while fielding and came straight to bat for Mumbai Indians. This match was very important for Mumbai Indians from the playoff point of view, hence a player like Rohit Sharma was kept out of the team, about which there was a lot of discussion on social media. But now Piyush Chawla has given the reason for not playing Rohit Sharma after the match.
Why was Rohit Sharma made Impact Player?
A player like Rohit Sharma is playing a role in IPL for the first time. Impact Player Played as. He scored only 11 runs in 12 balls in this match. But everyone was surprised as to why Rohit Sharma was kept as an impact player in this match. In the press conference that revealed this, Piyush Chawla explained the reason behind this.
Is Rohit hurt?
When Piyush Chawla came to the press conference after the match, he gave a big update on Rohit Sharma. Piyush Chawla said in the press conference that before this match, Rohit Sharma was suffering from a back injury, hence the management did not field him as a precaution.
Chawla said “Rohit Sharma just had a mild back-stiffness so it was a just precautionary thing”.
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Rohit Sharma has been playing cricket continuously for some time now, he has not even rested. That’s why after IPL, Rohit will immediately leave for the World Cup. In such a situation, this decision was taken for the workload management of Rohit Sharma before the World Cup, the effect of which can be seen in the coming matches also. Let us tell you that after many defeats against KKR, the challenge of Mumbai Indians to reach the playoffs is now over.