IPL 2019: Decision on Workload Management Was Left on the Players, Says Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians will play the Indian Premier League final against Chennai Super Kings later today at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Ahead of the pinnacle clash, Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma has played down the workload management talks ahead of the ICC World Cup 2019. Meanwhile, there were a lot of debates and discussion over the management of workload for the national team cricketers ahead of the IPL.

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Mumbai Indians have played some outstanding cricket throughout this season. Two of their acclaimed stars- Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah have played crucial roles and will play a vital role in the pinnacle clash. Speaking to the media on the eve of the tie, Rohit Sharma has cleared that it was on the players to decide their workload throughout the last seven weeks.

The Mumbai Indians skipper revealed that they had a substantial discussion at the start of the tournament about managing the workload. Rohit Sharma said that it was on the players to take a call on when they need to rest.

“We spoke at the start of the tournament that we will assess each one of them and see where they are at and how they feel about their body as the tournament progresses. It is more of an individual thing than what we decided for them,” Rohit said.

Bumrah and Pandya decided to continue playing: Rohit

Rohit Sharma also added that Jasprit Bumrah feels that it is essential to play games to be in rhythm and the whole management had been in touch with him and Hardik Pandya. Moreover, it was the decision of the players to continue playing for the Mumbai Indians throughout the season. Both Pandya and Bumrah will be a crucial component in India’s lineup when they begin their World Cup campaign in England and Wales.

“Like in Jasprit’s case, he is someone who likes to play games to make sure that he is in good rhythm. We spoke at any given stage, if he feels the need to rest, we were open for it. Our physios have monitored him quite well. There was constant feedback from Jasprit as well. So far there are no issues with either of them — Hardik or Jasprit. It has to come from them and they want to continue playing,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, the ongoing IPL season has helped Hardik Pandya regain his form ahead of the marquee tournament. He has been in scintillating form in the ongoing competition scoring 386 runs from 15 games including one fifty and picked 14 wickets.

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