Kolkata: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma heaped praise on his team saying he couldn’t have expected anything more after romping to the Indian Premier League title.
Mumbai defeated Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in at Eden Gardens on Sunday to regain the trophy they won in 2013.
Chasing a monumental 202/5, the Super Kings could only manage 161/8 from 20 overs.
For Mumbai, it was Sharma (50) and Lendl Simmons (68) who helped them post such a formidable total, while for Chennai the only notable contribution came from the bat of Dwayne Smith (57).
“It has been a great journey. I couldn’t have asked for more. It was important to show character. We knew we had guys who could do that. This is a sweet victory because we came from nowhere, with people writing us off,” Rohit said at the post match presentation ceremony.
The captain, who was also awarded the man-of-the-match for his 26-ball 50, added: “It’s always been good here. Whenever I have come here, I have taken happy memories back.
“t has been a very good journey. To bounce back from that situation we found ourselves in the first half is very rare.”
