The Man who Led from the Dugout and Brought Victory

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In the DC Vs MI match, we have seen how Rohit Sharma guided the team from the dugout and owned the victory for the team.

While batting first, MI set the target of 206 runs for DC. Mumbai Indians have never lost any match by scoring 200+ total, this could be the first match, but fortunately not.

It seemed DC had taken full control of the game, then Rohit Sharma, who was sitting in a dugout, suggested bringing the spin attack. Hearing Rohit's thought, the Captain and management brought Karn Sharma for bowling, and then what happened, we all know.

Rohit Sharma is a great leader and a captain, he understands this game very well. Many times we have seen how he has made a comeback in an almost lost match and brought victory. Whether it may be IPL or international cricket, he has the ability to turn a lost match back on track and win the game.

One of the good examples is the 2024 T20 World Cup final against South Africa. In that match, we almost lost, but Rohit, with his experience, snatched the game back. Of course, it was our bowler's efforts, but the mind behind all the planning was Rohit Sharma himself.

Same situations he tackled in a couple of IPL finals that were against CSK and RPS and won the games, but sadly, people think that was a match fixing by Nita Ambani.

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Have you ever seen a Hat-trick of run-outs? In the same match 19th over came to bowl Jasprit Bumrah. DC needed 23 runs to win in 12 balls, and in-form batsman Ashutosh Sharma was on strike. He hit 2 fours to Bumrah, and on the 4th ball while trying to steal 2 runs, he was run runout. On the next ball, Kuldeep Yadav was also run out while taking 2 runs, and on the last ball, Mohit Sharma.

DC all out on 193 and MI won the match by 12 runs.