IPL 2021: Fan asks Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to continue his speech after MI’s innings against KKR

On Tuesday, April 13, Mumbai Indians (MI) opened their account in the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). After their loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the opening game, Rohit Sharma and Co stormed to a 10-run win against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). At the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Sharma’s men made a stupendous comeback.

In the meantime, a fan was unhappy after Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, went live on Facebook and addressed the netizens about the rules and regulations of the lockdown to start from April 14. The supporter urged the CM to continue the speech during the MI’s innings break.

The comment on Uddhav Thackeray’s Facebook Live, read, “Sir continue to address the people of the State during the mid-innings break as Mumbai Indians are currently batting.” On Tuesday, as many as 60,212 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra. Section 144 will be imposed across Maharashtra from Wednesday onwards.

Rohit Sharma impressed with MI’s performance

MI went on to win the match after they scored 152 runs after being put in to bat first. Rohit Sharma, the MI skipper, was over the moon with his team’s comeback after KKR were restricted to 142 for seven.

“Was a great fight-back, excellent fight-back by each one of them. You don’t see a game like this often. Lots of confidence from this game and we move forward. KKR batted brilliantly in the powerplay,” Rohit was quoted as saying after the game.

Rohit lauded Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya for churning out the decent overs with MI on the backfoot. Chahar became the Player of the Match after he picked up four wickets. Krunal also picked up a wicket and had an economy rate below four.

“Rahul came and got us crucial wickets in the middle. Krunal bowling those overs at the end was vital as well. It was a complete team effort and credit to all the bowlers. As batters, you need to carry on. The trend in Chennai is you can’t hit from ball one. You have to plan before you go into bat. We were 15-20 runs short,” he added.

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