Mumbai Indians must win the next two games to make it to the playoffs, says Aditya Tare`

05/16/2018

Mumbai Indians reserve wicket-keeper Aditya Tare said that the team would be playing fearless cricket and if they win two games, they can make it to the playoffs. He also complimented the primary wicket keeper Ishan Kishan and said that his talent is the reason he has been backed by the team.

"He (Kishan) is pretty young. 19-20 years old and the talent that he has is enormous. That's the reason Mumbai Indians have backed him as the first choice," said Tare.

"It is the start in his career, so it is a great opportunity for him playing for MI. A couple of games back he won a game for us, so it shows the amount of ability he has with the bat. This experience of playing all the games for a franchise like MI is going to help him going forward in his career."

The Mumbai Ranji-trophy winning captain admitted that Mumbai Indians have been exhibiting subpar performance on their home turf which is worrisome. However, he believes that the team can pull up their socks and make it to the playoffs if they win the next two games, leaving nothing to chance.

“From the team's point of view, it is quite clear, we win two and you are there, anything can happen,” he said in accordance with the upcoming game against Kings XI Punjab.

"It is an important stage for us, we know that if we win (the next) two games, we will make it (to the play-offs). We have been in this situation before (in 2014). We are just positive and we want to be fearless, that's what the thinking is. The major thing is that we haven't been up to the mark at the Wankhede. This franchise has always been very tough (to beat) at the Wankhede, but unfortunately, we haven't been as strong at home this year, that's the only worry for me as far as the team is concerned,” said Tare.

Tare is yet to get a game this season and has been benched since the beginning of the 2018 IPL. He knows that Mumbai Indians has played an important role in his career but accepts that he now knows how to deal with sitting out of the playing field.

"It is not a great thing sitting out on the bench. This is my ninth season in the IPL and I have sat a lot of games on the bench, so by now I know how to deal with it. Sometimes you just cannot control and have to hope for the best going forward,” he said.

"IPL is not the end of everything. I am still a first class captain and have got lot of positive things to look forward to. Even if I am sitting out now, you never know how things can change and next season I will be a very important player, so that is the thinking I have. It's not the end of my career (or) end of life if I am sitting out for the entire season.

"I feel fortunate that I am back with MI, a franchise which has helped me in my career. I have spent six seasons growing up and the way (my) career got groomed, MI (has) played a massive role in it."

Mumbai Indians must win the next two games to make it to the playoffs, says Aditya Tare`

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