Mohit Sharma in motion for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023© BCCI
Mohit Sharma was a star performer for Gujarat Titans within the lately concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and with 27 wickets from 13 matches, the skilled quick bowler performed an enormous position in taking them to the ultimate. However, regardless of taking three wickets within the summit conflict, he was not capable of clinch the sport for his aspect as he conceded 10 runs within the ultimate two balls towards Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar dissected the final over by Mohit and identified a second that might have affected his rhythm.
Mohit conceded simply three runs within the first 4 balls of the ultimate over of the match with the primary one being a dot ball.
However, the final two deliveries went for a six and a 4 as CSK clinched the match on the ultimate ball of the sport. Gavaskar believed {that a} break in focus might have been the rationale.
“He had bowled the first 3-4 delivery absolutely brilliantly. Then, for some strange reason, some water was sent to him. In the middle of the over, some drink was sent to him. Then Hardik Pandya came and spoke with him. You know when a bowler is in that rhythm and he is mentally also there, nobody should have said anything to him. Maybe from a distance, they could have just said ‘well bowled’. Going to them, talking to him – I do not think that was the right thing to do because suddenly, he was looking here and there. Till then, he was focused and I do not think what they did was the right idea. Because after that, he went for runs,” Gavaskar instructed Sports Today.
As Jadeja hit the successful runs, Mohit endured a bitter ending to the season that had been a fairytale till that second.
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