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Harbhajan Singh has credited Rohit Sharma for the masterstroke that turned the game against Delhi Capitals in the Mumbai Indians' favour.

Chasing 206 runs, Delhi Capitals were in the driver's seat thanks to Karun Nair's whirlwind fifty. They were at 119/1 in the 11th over and were looking destined to register a comfortable win.

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With the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, and Hardik Pandya failing to make an impact, the Mumbai Indians looked clueless.

However, Mumbai Indians finally clawed their way back into the game after Karn Sharma picked up three wickets. He first got rid of Abishek Porel to give Mumbai the much-needed breakthrough before dismissing Tristan Stubbs and KL Rahul as well.

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Harbhajan credits Rohit Sharma for the turnaround

And Harbhajan Singh has credited Rohit for Karn's impact in the game. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the former Mumbai Indians spinner stated that it was Rohit who convinced the team to give the ball to Karn.

He stated that head coach Mahela Jayawardene was against the plan, but Rohit remained firm with his plan of using spinners, and it eventually paid off.

"Today, Rohit Sharma made such a move that turned what seemed like a certain loss for the Mumbai Indians into a victory. The masterstroke that changed the game — it was played by Rohit Sharma," Harbhajan Singh said.

"Until the 13th over, it looked like Delhi would comfortably win the match. Then Rohit made that move. He asked Jayawardene to use spinners. Jayawardene did not agree at first. And I think, had they gone by Jayawardene's plan, they would’ve lost this match too," he added.

Harbhajan Singh on Tilak Varma's retired out decision:

Harbhajan Singh also shared his views on Tilak Varma's much-talked-about retirement decision against the Lucknow Super Giants. With Tilak batting on 25 runs off 23 balls in a chase of 204 runs, the Mumbai Indians dug out asked him to retire and sent in Mitchell Santner.

When Tilak left the field, the five-time champions needed 24 runs off 7 balls. They eventually ended up losing the game by 12 runs. Recalling the decision, Harbhajan Singh said that it would not have happened had Rohit been sitting in the dugout.

"I remember, on that day, Tilak was sent out and Santner was brought in — if Rohit Sharma had been in the dugout then, such a decision wouldn’t have been made. That too was a poor call," said Harbhajan Singh.

Harbhajan singh: It was Rohit Sharma decision to go with Karn Sharma , Mahela was not keen to go with Karn.

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