NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday heaped praise on young left-handed batter Tilak Varma for his unbeaten 84 off just 46 balls but also admitted that rest of the batting line-up didn't bat very well on a pitch which was good to bat upon.
Pushed into batting first, Mumbai Indians crumbled to 48/4 and then to 123/7 at one stage, looking in danger of being shot out for a below-par total. But Varma stood tall and impressed everyone with his skill and temperament in hitting nine boundaries and four sixes at a strike-rate of 182.6, as Mumbai got 69 runs from the last five overs.
