GT Cricket director backs Mohit Sharma ahead of RCB clash in IPL 2024 cricket news

Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024 clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki has backed right-arm fast bowler Mohit Sharma despite his poor performance in the ongoing 17th edition of the cash-rich league. With 27 wickets in 14 innings at an average of 13.37 and an economy of 8.17, Mohit finished the 2023 Indian Premier League as the joint second-highest wicket-taker of the season. But this season he is having trouble carrying forward his strong performances.

So far in IPL 2024, Mohit has been successful in taking ten wickets at an average of 36.20 and economy of 10.96.

The right-arm fast bowler recorded the worst figures in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He recorded the worst spell in IPL history by conceding 73 runs in his four overs after conceding 31 runs in the 20th over during the match against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the ongoing tournament at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

The director of cricket of the Gujarat-based franchise said that the batsmen are hitting the lines to Mohit but we are still supporting him because he is a world-class bowler and a hard-working cricketer.

“Mohit is someone who has a lot of experience and I’m sure you all have kept an eye on him and seen how he came back last year. Sometimes, of course, as a bowler, the batsman is The times are fearless and you see in the upper order how some batsmen just take it and the times when Mohit is bowling, sometimes he is bowling some tough overs and at that time the wickets are so quiet that People are just hitting the line, but we support Mohit, he is a world-class bowler and he is a phenomenally hard-working cricketer and we believe in him,” Solanki said in the pre-match press conference. ”

After the defeat against the Faf Gu Plessis-led side in the ongoing 17th edition of the cash-rich league, the Gujarat-based franchise is placed seventh with 8 points after winning four out of 10 matches.

GT squad for IPL 2024: Shubman Gill (C), David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Wade, Kane Williamson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Spencer Johnson, Kartik Tyagi , Joshua Little, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Warrier, Sharath BR, Manav Suthar.

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