CSK vs MI: Rohit Sharma Explains The Reason Behind His Demotion in The Batting Order

Mumbai Indians’ skipper Rohit Sharma dragged down himself in the batting order in the CSK vs MI game to the number 3 position. After the game, Rohit, explained the reason behind his demotion and stated that they wanted Indian batters to bat in the middle overs.

Rohit Sharma is struggling with his form throughout the IPL 2023 season as he had just scored 184 runs in his first 9 innings. He failed to add any more runs to his tally in the CSK vs MI game as he was dismissed on a second-straight duck after coming out to bat at the number 3 position.

Rohit Sharma’s call to go down in the batting order against Chennai Super Kings did surprise most of the cricket fans considering the kind of damage he can do in the powerplay overs. Mumbai Indians’ captain finally revealed the reason for the same in the post-match presentation ceremony.

Tilak Varma, one of the in-form batters for MI in this season, was forced to miss the game due to illness and Rohit revealed that it was important for the side to have Indian batters in the middle-order, which was why he batted one position down

We needed Indian batters to bat in the middle-overs: Rohit Sharma

“We did what was comfortable for us. We lost Tilak Varma, we needed Indian batters to bat in the middle-overs, and tackle the spinners. That didn’t happen for us in the Powerplay, and it’s tough to come back from those situations. We didn’t bat well enough to get enough runs on the board,” Rohit said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

Mumbai Indians plan to keep the Indian batters for the middle overs didn’t work at all as they lost three early wickets and never got the kind of momentum they were looking for in their innings. Cameron Green was promoted up the order but he failed to deliver and was dismissed by Tushar Deshpande after scoring just 6 runs.

Tilak Varma has been their mainstay in the middle order but his absence created a big void in the batting lineup. Mumbai Indians eventually could only post a total of 139-8 in their 20 overs.