IPL 2022 | 'I take the full responsibility' - Rohit Sharma opens up after loss to LSG

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign worsened for the Mumbai Indians (MI) after the Rohit Sharma-led team slipped to their sixth straight defeat in the ongoing season.

The five-time IPL winners carried on with their lacklustre show against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Saturday and suffered an 18-run loss at Brabourne Stadium. With the side still searching for their first win, skipper Rohit blamed himself but mentioned that he did not know where he was lacking.

"If I know what's going wrong, I will correct it, but it's not coming off. I'm trying to prepare myself in the way I prepare for every game. That is no different. It's not coming off," Rohit said after the match. 

"I take the full responsibility for not putting the team in the situation of what they expect from me. So I back myself to go out there and enjoy the game and doing what I have been doing all these years," the MI leader lamented. 

Notably, the 'Hitman' has not been even close to his best in the tournament and has scored a mere 114 runs.

While MI has been dismal in various areas, a part of scrutiny has come their way for not allowing pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the first over. Rohit commented on this and gave the reasoning behind the decision.

"We try and put the team before the individual (Bumrah). They (LSG) bat quite deep, and it is important to hold your key bowlers towards the back end. We always try and keep Bumrah for the back end, and it didn't seem to work out."

Further, the 34-year-old asserted that they would be flexible in playing XI and choose the right combination, looking at their opposition.

"We lost six games now, we are trying to understand what our right combination is, but it all depends on the opposition that we play. When you lose games, it is very easy to point out that changes are being made, but we try and go with our best XI," he concluded.