Rohit Sharma was the toast of Deccan Chargers’ victory on Wednesday with a hat-trick after playing a critical innings of 38 off 36 balls in his team’s 19-run win over Mumbai Indians.
The man-of-the-match said he was happy with his performance with the ball and said that he always had confidence in his bowling.
“I am happy that I scored and later took that hat-trick. I always had my confidence in my bowling and I am happy it came out good today,” he said. I had been bowling at international level but I haven’t been that regular with it,” he has been quoted as saying in the official IPL T20 website on Thursday.
Skipper of Deccan Chargers Adam Gilchrist said that the early strikes by R P Singh and fine bowling by T Suman and Rohit Sharma won the match for them.
“Harris took a brilliant catch off Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar falling off the very next ball put pressure on the Mumbai Indians. The impact was huge. Later Rohit and Suman bowled so well that we didn’t feel the absence of Ojha. He will be fine for the next game,” said the former Aussie stumper.
Meanwhile, R P Singh was ecstatic about the early wickets of the two explosive batsmen – Tendulkar and Jayasuriya.
“I am just sticking to my basics. I bowled in the right areas and my outswingers came out good. The South African pitches support bowlers like me who can swing the ball,” he said.
