Mild back stiffness forced Rohit Sharma to play as impact sub in MI-KKR clash
The Hindu
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma plays as an impact sub due to back stiffness in IPL match.
India captain and Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma was forced to play as an impact sub in the IPL clash against Kolkata Knight Riders due to a "mild back stiffness", said leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.
Playing as an impact sub, Rohit managed just 11 runs in 12 balls in the second innings during their 24-run loss against KKR, which has nearly put the five-time champions out of the IPL this year.
"He just had a mild back stiffness so it was just a precautionary thing," Chawla told the media after the match here at the Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai’s defeat was their eighth in 11 matches, essentially shutting the doors on the Hardik Pandya-led side and Chawla too conceded that it is only "pride" that they are left with to play for.
"For the pride and the reputation, because sometimes when you enter on the field, you don't think whether you are going to qualify or you are not going to qualify," he said.
"You have to play for your name and that's what we are playing for," he added.
Chawla pointed MI’s inability to attain momentum at any stage in this IPL as the reason behind their poor performance.
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