Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan share a very healthy rapport.
The game also put two of India’s finest openers, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, against each other. They share a very healthy rapport and a glimpse of the same was seen during the toss.
MI skipper Rohit won the toss and elected to field first. Before making his decision, however, he asked the PBKS counterpart what to do. Dhawan said to bowl first and Rohit obliged with a smile on his face.
“Kya karun bata?" asked Rohit. To which, Shikhar replied, “Bowling kar le."
“I asked Shikhar Dhawan what to do. He said bowl first, so we will bowl first. It’s a good pitch, we have chased down targets pretty well, so will stick to our strength. You always want to have a score in front of you on such pitches. It’s important to keep the balance, we have played enough IPL games, things can change quickly," Rohit said after winning the toss.
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Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan also said that he would have bowled first as well.
“We would have bowled first. I feel the wicket looks good, it’s not dry, won’t change much. It’s good to bat first and post a big total, looking forward to it. We keep the energy calm and relaxed. Mentally you need to be relaxed, as a leader I need to make sure of it,” Dhawan said at the toss.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh