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ROHIT Sharma compliments bowlers for MI winning the IPL championship

AFTER  leading the defending champions Mumbai Indians to win the  IPL tournament for the fifth time since it was  instituted in 2007,its skipper   Rohit Sharma  has congratulated  the bowlers to defeat  Delhi Capitals .It was the maiden entry of the Delhi Capitals to the finale which was played in Dubai. Rohit applauded each and every bowler for his contribution to  the team’s success throughout the tournament. Boult (25) and Jasprit Bumrah (27) were at their lethal best the entire season. “Boult has been fantastic for us this season and so has Bumrah. They are the ones who kept us in the game throughout. (James) Pattinson, (Nathan) Coulter-Nile, (Rahul) Chahar, and Krunal Pandya also did their job.”Coulter-Nile was brilliant during the slog overs on Tuesday. He got rid of Rishabh Pant at a crucial juncture and also sent back Axar Patel, crushing Delhi’s hopes of posting an imposing total on the board. Speaking at a presser  after the final, Rohit Sharma said ‘’We got a wicket on the first ball and we got a couple more after that. We just wanted to keep the pressure; the execution was perfect from all the bowlers.” .Mumbai sailed home in 18.4 overs and with five wickets in hand. Rohit’s classy 68 off 51 balls was the highlight of the chase. “We knew Stoinis and Dhawan are Delhi’s key batters, so we wanted to bowl our key bowlers at them, getting early wickets was the key, we wanted to take early wickets when you have the best new ball bowler in your squad, why not go with that?” he said. Rohit applauded each and every bowler for his contribution in the team’s success throughout the tournament. Boult (25) and Jasprit Bumrah (27) were at their lethal best the entire season. “Boult has been fantastic for us this season and so has Bumrah. They are the ones who kept us in the game throughout. (James) Pattinson, (Nathan) Coulter-Nile, (Rahul) Chahar, and Krunal Pandya also did their job.””I would like to congratulate all the franchises as well regarding no hiccups in terms of the bio-bubble created, all franchises were very disciplined in order to make IPL this year a huge success. “I hope this championship we have won is something that brings joy to people back home,” he added.

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