IPL 2022: 'Irresponsible shots' - Mumbai Indians' captain Rohit Sharma rues batting failure against Lucknow Super Giants

MUMBAI: Skipper Rohit Sharma ran out of reasons for Mumbai Indians' (MI) losing streak which extended to eight games, accepting that shoddy batting has hurt the team and led to the disaster that the 2022 season has been for the five-time champions. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) beat MI by 36 runs with skipper KL Rahul scoring another hundred against his favourite side while Rohit's 39 was the top score for MI. "We haven't batted well enough in this tournament. Whoever plays in the middle needs to take that responsibility and go on to play long innings. Some of the opposition players have done that and that is what is hurting us. One guy needs to ensure that he bats as long as possible," Rohit said after the match.

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KL Rahul posted his second hundred of the season to guide Lucknow Super Giants to a 36-run win on Sunday and extend the Mumbai Indians' losing streak to eight games in the Indian Premier League. Riding on Rahul's 103 not out, Lucknow scored 168/6 in 20 overs before restricting Mumbai to 132/8.

Rohit accepted that some shots were irresponsible. "I thought we bowled pretty okay. It wasn't easy. It was a good pitch to bat on. I thought that score should have been chased down, but we didn't bat well enough. When you have a target like that, it is important to string partnerships. But some irresponsible shots in the middle, including mine," he added. Rohit feels that the manner in which they are losing games, everyone in the bench is in contention.

"Everyone has come into discussion given how our tournament has gone. We need to ensure that we have a settled team and give players in the middle a fair