Mumbai Indians are going to face Delhi Capitals today at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi. Aakash Chopra has stated a fact that Rohit Sharma has an impressive record at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi Capitals will have to get the Rohit Sharma out early if they want to avoid Mumbai Indians getting off to a flier.
Mumbai Indians has struggled this season and are currently placed 9th on the points table. They have won only three out of their eight matches this season. They need to win almost every match from here on to qualify for the playoffs. A win against Delhi Capitals will help Mumbai Indians to get to eight points and level their opponents.
Delhi Capitals are sitting sixth on the points table with four wins in nine games. They pulled off a narrow win against Gujarat Titans in their last where they had scored 225 runs and defended it by just 5 runs and won the game. Rishabh Pant was awarded the Man of The Match for his stellar innings of 88 runs in just 43 balls.
Rohit Sharma is the player to watch out for- Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra speaking in his YouTube video said that Rohit Sharma is the player to watch out for against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. He said :
“Who am I looking towards in this match – Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma has three half-centuries here. Rohit Sharma has an excellent record in Delhi, and if he is coming with that record, afternoon game, he also played well in the last match, which too was an afternoon game, I am going with Rohit Sharma as my first player to watch out for,” said Aakash Chopra.
“He bats well and will be slightly hurt because of the rare failure in the last match, and he will bounce back. He does that in any case at this ground,” the former India opener added.
Rohit Sharma is the highest run getter for Mumbai Indians this season smashing 303 runs in eight matches for this season with an average of 42.29 which is commendable. He has also hit most fours and sixes for Mumbai Indians this season until now. He has hit 18 sixes and 31 fours for the franchise.
Suryakumar Yadav expected to score runs- Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra mentioned that Suryakumar Yadav who missed out on scoring runs in the last match would be hungry to get some runs under his belt in the match against Delhi Capitals. He said :
“The second player I am choosing is Suryakumar Yadav. He is scoring runs on odd days and getting out on even days. He got out in the last match, so expect runs from him in this match. So Rohit Sharma to begin with, along with Ishan Kishan, and then Suryakumar Yadav because he is an incredible player,” he explained (7:20).
Suryakumar Yadav who is also known as Mr.360 has scored two half centuries this season and he will be willing to add more to his tally against Delhi Capitals.
Jasprit Bumrah is one to watch out for- Aakash Chopra
Mumbai Indians star bowler Jasprit Bumrah
“Jasprit Bumrah has a very ordinary record here. He picks up a wicket after conceding 42 runs. I have to pick a bowler. Even though the numbers are not looking great for Bumrah, I am going with him because he is Bumrah. You can keep those numbers aside. I am backing Bumrah to do well again,” Chopra said.
Jasprit Bumrah is the joint second highest wicket taker with 13 wickets in the Indian Premier League this season. He has been the pick of bowlers for Mumbai Indians this season and Hardik Pandya will be relying on him heavily against Delhi Capitals.