IPL 2021: Harsha Bhogle reveals the reason why players grow in the Mumbai Indians franchise

In a drastic change of fortunes, the Mumbai Indians (MI) managed to beat the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 10 runs in the 5th match of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In fact, the Kolkata side needed only 31 runs off the final 5 overs, and they still had 6 wickets intact.

However, the Eoin Morgan-led side could not manage to overhaul the target. And, one of the chief architects of Mumbai’s victory with the ball was Rahul Chahar. The leg spinner scalped 4 wickets and gave away just 27 runs in his quota of 4 overs. In fact, Chahar was the man who ripped through the entire Kolkata top order.

In the post-match presentation ceremony, Chahar heaped praise on his skipper Rohit Sharma. He revealed that even at times when his confidence is down, it is Rohit who reposes faith in him to lift him up. Chahar concluded by stating that the Mumbai Indians (MI) is a special franchise because they take care of their players even during the off-season.

“My confidence is sometimes down, but Rohit shows confidence in me to lift me up. Mumbai Indians takes care of its players during the off-season as well, and that’s why it is such a special franchise,” revealed Chahar at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Harsha Bhogle offers his thoughts on the Mumbai Indians franchise

And now, renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has heaped praise on the Mumbai franchise. Bhogle tweeted that it was due to the confidence that the captain has in the players that the players grow so quickly in the Mumbai franchise.

You can see Harsha Bhogle’s tweet below

When a bowler (Rahul Chahar) says my captain (Rohit Sharma) sometimes has more confidence in me than I do in myself, you understand why players grow in that team. @mipaltan

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 13, 2021

The Mumbai Indians are one of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The side has won a whopping 5 IPL trophies and has won each and every one of them under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. In fact, the Mumbai Indians are currently the defending champions of the IPL as well.

The Mumbai Indians will play their next match of the 14th IPL edition on 17th April 2021 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) outfit.