‘Collective failure,’ says Rohit after Mumbai Indians exit IPL

TIL Desk Sports/ Defending champions Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma lamented that it was a “collective failure as a group” in the second leg that led to their early exit from the Indian Premier League.

It is the first time in three seasons that five-time champions Mumbai Indians, who won the last two editions, haven’t entered the last four stage. “We had a fabulous run as a franchise. We can be very proud of what we have created. We were just getting into the momentum of winning games in Delhi, and then there was a break in between.

Once we came here (UAE), there was collective failure as a group,” a disappointed Rohit said at the post-match presentation, after Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in Abu Dhabi.

“When you play for a franchise like Mumbai, you are always expected to perform. I wouldn’t call it pressure. More than anything, it is the expectation. What we have created as a group stands out in the last 5-6 years.” He said the team encountered a stop-start season in this IPL.