Rohit Sharma: Business end of IPL matters a lot for Mumbai Indians

MI on Sunday thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets here to finish at the top of the table after the league stages ahead of CSKAnd Rohit described the IPL as a funny tournament in which any team can beat any other on a particular dayIt is something we know about the IPL that the business end matters we always come back well in the second half of this tournament In all the three trophies that weve won the boys have picked themselves up in the business end Rohit saidIPL is a funny tournament any team can beat the other on a day and we want to take few tiny steps he addedMI will now take on CSK in the Qualifier 1 in Chennai on TuesdayRohit credited Sundays easy win to the team effortIt was the team effort that pleased me the most We dont depend on a few individuals to take us through there are a lot of characters who put their hands up and took us through the captain saidToday the entire bowling attack used the pitch and their variations really well to keep KKR quietOn a personal note he said My daughter has been coming here every day to watch me play but I didnt get a lot of runs earlier It was nice to get some runs today but she was sleeping MI allrounder Hardik Pandya who was named man of the match for his bowling figures of 3 for 20 in KKRs total of 133 for 7 said getting the award for his effort with the ball was pleasingTo be honest as a batsman there is nothing better than hitting a ball People dont expect a lot from my bowling neither do I but it feels nice he said I definitely look at myself as a fourover bowler I am ready to do whatever my team wants me to do bowl four 10 or even 15 overs in a Test match We have one more bowling option and it helps when somebody has an off day he addedKrunal his brother was telling me that I generate the power from my hip and core but I really dont know where I get my power from Asked about MIs Qualifier 1 match against CSK Hardik said Definitely Chennai is a different challenge it will be a cracker of a game We just hope to get the best out of that one and go through to the finals KKR captain Dinesh Karthik said his side failed to get the momentum after the powerplayWe simply did not get going When we batted the wicket was not easy for strokemaking and the ball was certainly stopping a bit The Mumbai bowlers were good at bowling cutters and they exploited that extremely well The dew in second innings made batting easier slightly but thats not an excuse he saidAsked if his sides most prolific batsman Andre Russell could have been made to bat higher up the order he said There was an opportunity to bat up the order for Andre Russell but expecting him to deliver every time is unfair and he has been fantastic throughout the tournament for usOn his running catch to dismiss MI opener Quinton de Kock he said Its all about attitude and the will to win but sometimes things dont go your way Not our best season there are a lot of areas for us to improve on and Im sure we will come back stronger next yearCatch up on all the latest T20 news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates