IPL 2023, Qualifier 2, GT vs MI blog: Shubman Gill’s ton, Mohit Sharma’s five-for powers GT to final

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???????? Happy faces after a monumental win ????#TATAIPL | #Qualifier2 | #GTvMI pic.twitter.com/1Mh1bNaqfD— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2023

Mohit Sharma has made an impressive comeback to the IPL:

“Last year I played domestic cricket after the back surgery, but lots of people didn’t know that I still played,” he said during a mid-innings interview earlier in the tournament.

“There was excitement but also some nervousness about getting back after such a long time – I last played three years ago. But in between I kept playing in the domestic circuit and worked hard.”

Sharma was a net bowler with Titans last season.

“When Ashu bhai (head coach Ashish Nehra) called me up asking me if I want to be in the team, he told me that if someone gets injured I might get a chance. Obviously, if you’re playing cricket somewhere you always want to upgrade. For that you need competitive practice. I felt what am I going to do at home? Might as well do the competitive practice, spend time in cricket, and I did that and that was good for me,” he said.

Magical Mohit!

An outstanding five-wicket haul, giving away just 10-runs in a match-winning occasion ????????????????#TATAIPL | #Qualifier2 | #GTvMI pic.twitter.com/tkEJWkPY9w— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2023

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