Mumbai, April 21 -- Following his match-winning knock against the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday, Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene lauded opener Rohit Sharma's mindset following a lean patch in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

Rohit played an unbeaten knock of 76 runs from 45 balls, featuring six maximums and four boundaries at a strike rate of 168.89.

Speaking at the post-match press conference on the right-hand batter's innings, Mahela Jayawardene said, "I think for a guy with that kind of experience, you literally leave them be and have those positive conversations. Polly and I had conversations with him, and he was quite okay about everything."

"He knew what he needed to do. He...