Mohit Sharma opens up after a heartbreaking loss against CSK in IPL 2023 final

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have become the five-time IPL champions after defeating the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in a thrilling final in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Ravindra Jadeja turned out to be a hero for CSK after he hit a six and four when 10 runs were needed off the last two balls.

It was Mohit Sharma, who got hit for 10 runs in on the last two deliveries after dominating in the first four balls of the last over. 16 runs were needed off the last over and Mohit bowled tight to put pressure on CSK. After that, skipper Hardik Pandya had a chat with him before the fifth ball where he wanted to know his part of the action. The 34-year-old opened up that he couldn’t sleep after losing the match and kept thinking what ball he should have bowled that may change the course of the result.

“My mind was very clear in what I wanted to do. In the nets, I had practiced such situations and I have been in such scenarios before too. So I said let me bowl all balls yorkers and was backing my instinct,” Mohit told Indian Express.

“They wanted to know what will be his plan of action. I said I will again try to bowl yorker. People are now saying this and that but frankly it has no meaning. I knew what I wanted to do,” he further added.

‘I tried my best’ – Mohit

The discussion with the skipper didn’t go well for the GT pacer as he went on to concede 10 runs off the last two balls that costed GT an IPL trophy. He revealed that even after getting hit by Jadeja, he backed himself to emulate what he had done in the first four balls. He wanted to bowl a perfect yorker on the toes of the CSK batter.

“I ran and tried to bowl (yorker) again. I just wanted to be focussed and back myself. Whole IPL I have done that. The ball landed where it shouldn’t have and Jadeja got his bat. I tried, I tried my best,” Mohit said.

“I couldn’t sleep. Sochta raha kya alag karta joh match jeet jaate. What if I could have bowled this ball or that ball? It’s not a nice feeling now. Somewhere something is missing but I’m trying to move on,” he added.