Mumbai: Ahead of their second match against Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that he has to do a lot of maintenance work to ensure he remains in peak physical condition following his hamstring injury that he suffered during the last year IPL.
“Maintaining what I have built up in the last three or four months. Obviously I was injured during the last IPL. So there’s a lot of maintenance work that I have to keep doing just to maintain my lower body, hamstring and stuff like that,” Rohit said in a video shared by Mumbai Indians on their social media handle.
Speaking about the hard work put in by the players who took part in a fitness session, despite MI’s loss in the tournament opener of IPL 2021, Rohit said they take a lot of pride in that.
“Exactly that is something we take a lot of pride in. We want to keep putting that effort whether we win the game, lose the game, it doesn’t matter. For us, what matters is the preparation. It is great to see some of the fast bowlers who played in yesterday’s game come out and do the fitness drills, which is always nice. That’s what MI always takes pride in. Putting that extra yard in, that’s why we get the results in our favour,” he added.
Rohit also elaborated that Mumbai Indians team bonding and culture is very strong, which also reflects in their game. “A lot of players getting involved in whatever it is. Whether it is going outside and playing a game, whether it is doing fitness, whether it is attending meetings. We try and do that with a group of players,” he said.
“There is a lot of interaction especially about the game that is played or the game that is about to come. Just to keep that bonding going. Every year we see new faces and staff coming in to the squad, we want everyone to get adjusted to MI culture. It is important to have that togetherness. We have maintained that and we will continue to do that,” he added.
