Bolstered by the return of skipper Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians, still smarting from their defeat against the Chennai Super Kings, will look to bounce back against a Varun Chakravarthy-inspired Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi on Thursday night.
Records show that Rohit has always fired against KKR, so perhaps the 34year-old has chosen the perfect time to come back. The India T20I captain-in waiting's contest against ‘mystery spinner’ Chakravarthy, who spun out Royal Challengers Bangalore for 92 in KKR’s last game, should be mouthwatering, considering that Rohit loves to take on the spinners. The Tamil Nadu tweaker won handsome praise from India and RCB skipper Virat Kohli, who said he’s going to be “a key factor when he plays for India” after taking three for 13 in four overs. The 30-year-old’s magical spell included as many as 15 dot balls and Glenn Maxwell was one of his three scalps.
This story is from the September 23, 2021 edition of The Times of India Mumbai.
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