“It’s going to be a miracle that’s going to make them qualify [for the IPL playoffs]. The way they are at the moment, yes, they could conceivably finish [at number] four, but they will have to play some extraordinary cricket, both batting as well as bowling”
Sunil Gavaskar on Mumbai Indians’ season
“He is looking just that little bit preoccupied. Maybe at this stage he is thinking about the WTC [final], I don’t know,” Gavaskar said. “But I do believe that at this stage he needs a little bit of a break, and come back for the last three or four matches so that he is in rhythm for the World Test Championship [final].”
So far this year, Rohit has played six back-to-back ODIs against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, before four Tests against Australia followed two weeks later. And, just after that, he played the second and third ODIs against Australia after missing the first ODI because of family commitments.
“It’s going to be a miracle that’s going to make them qualify [for the IPL playoffs],” Gavaskar said. “The way they are at the moment, yes, they could conceivably finish [at number] four, but they will have to play some extraordinary cricket, both batting as well as bowling.”
Source: ESPN Crickinfo