Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma at Eden Gardens on Tuesday. Image Source: Xtra Time[/caption]Internet Desk: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma feels his side has the resources to bounce back in the tournament. The Indian opener also asserted his team knows how to "win the trophy and games".
The defending champions made a dreadful start to their title defence losing to debutants Rising Pune Supergiants by 9 wickets at Wankhede stadium.
"It (the loss) was disappointing; the performance we had is not something we would want. But things like this can happen. What has happened has happened and we don't want to carry any baggage. We have gone back to the drawing board and decided what we can't afford as a team. We have rectified our mistakes. Hopefully we have a better game here," Rohit said on the eve of their match against Kolkata Knight Riders tomorrow.
"We are a team that knows what we to do to win the trophy and win games. This is professional unit and you don't need to motivate the team. Everyone knows what is expected. You can't get demotivated. You have to come back stronger. That is the only way going forward," he added.
Rohit said every team needs some time to settle down and Mumbai Indians are no different. The biggest challenge for all the teams is to get the combination right as early as possible.
"The first few games are always challenging because as a group you are all trying to get together and play as a team which is difficult for every team, not just Mumbai Indians.
Rohit’s decision to bat first came in for a lot of criticism as the Mumbai batsmen put up a shoddy batting display to be restricted to 121/8.
"We play according to the condition and get right balance of the squad. Sometimes it will work and sometimes it may not.
On the poor starters tag of Mumbai Indians, he said, "People have the right to talk about it but we don't want to be slow starters. We want to win as many games as possible in the first half and see what happens afterwards. It is still early days. We want to work hard and concentrate on what lies ahead of us.
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