Jayant Yadav
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Mumbai Indians off-spinner Jayant Yadav played only a single match in the IPL 2020. He failed to pick up any wicket in the match but captain Rohit Sharma hinted that he might play Jayant Yadav in the IPL 2020 final against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. It might come in as a tactical change for the defending champions.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said that the decision might be taken keeping in mind the number of left-handers in the Delhi Capitals set up. Delhi Capitals have Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel as the left-handers who have played important knocks in the IPL.

Jayant Yadav, Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Jayant Yadav has been named as the captain of Indian team in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Image Courtesy: Getty

With the number of lefties they have, Jayant Yadav is a good option: Rohit Sharma

Rohit mentioned that Yadav played pretty well in one of the league stage games and the spinner played under Delhi Capitals before besides understanding their game. The Mumbai Indians captain also mentioned that every game is a new game and one doesn’t dwells on their past performance.

“With the number of lefties they have, Jayant is a good option. He played the second last league stage game [on October 31], against Delhi, he bowled pretty well. They have three lefties in the middle order. He has also played for DC before and understands them well. He is a great option,” said Sharma while addressing the media.

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Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals
Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer pose with IPL Trophy [Photo-IPLT20]
“Every game is a new game; every day is a new day. You can’t dwell on it [the past results]. One guy having a good game can take the game away from you. Again, nothing changes for us. New game, new opponent. We have to think of them as a new opponent and keep doing the right things,” Sharma said. The right-handed batsman said that winning the toss will be crucial but they cannot rely completely on it. “Look, winning the toss is very crucial but it shouldn’t make a difference for us. We need to take that away. We need to bat and bowl well and we’ll win,” said Sharma.

Mumbai Indians will be vying for their fifth title in the IPL 2020 final.