IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans' DoC Solanki backs Mohit Sharma ahead of RCB clash

Mohit Sharma (Pic: File Pic)

Ahead of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's clash, Gujarat Titans director of cricket Vikram Solanki backed their pacer Mohit Sharma despite having poor form in the IPL 2024.

In the previous season of the cash-rich league, Mohit bagged 27 wickets in 14 innings. He was the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. In the ongoing IPL 2024, the pacer is not able to build on his strong performance. So far he has claimed 10 wickets at an average of 36.20 and an economy of 10.96.

He registered the worst figures in the history of the Indian Premier League. In the IPL 2024 match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, he was smashed for 73 runs in four overs without claiming any wickets. He received a hammering of 31 runs in the 20th over.

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The Gujarat-based franchise's Director of Cricket asserted that the batters are hitting through the line to Mohit but we are still backing him as he is a world-class bowler and hard-working cricketer.

"Mohit is somebody who has so much experience and I'm sure you guys all monitored and see how he came back last year. Sometimes, definitely, as a bowler, batters are just fearless at the moment and you see up the order how some batters just take it on and the time when Mohit is bowling. Sometimes he's bowling some tough overs and the wickets are so placid at the moment, that people are just hitting through the line but we back Mohit he's a world-class bowler and he's a phenomenally hardworking cricketer and we believe in him," Solanki said in the pre-match press conference.

Following the loss against the Faf Du Plessis-led side in the ongoing IPL 2024, the Gujarat-based franchise holds the seventh place with 8 points after winning four 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.

(With ANI Inputs)