Tim David is going to be the first Singaporean cricketer to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL). David was roped in by the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise for a whopping amount of Rs 8.25 crore at the IPL mega auction.
David now has opened up on his franchise Mumbai Indians. While talking about Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, the Singaporean cricketer said that Rohit “is a world-class player” and “he just looks so effortless when he bats.”
David speaks
"Rohit Sharma is a world-class player. He just looks so effortless when he bats, it's very admirable. It is a huge bonus to be able to spend time with class players and try to pick their brains a little bit," David as quoted while talking to the official website of Mumbai Indians.
David also expressed that he is “excited” to bat along with West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard.
"It is an exciting idea to bat with him. Polly is someone I have admired for his power-hitting and have looked at some of his innings to see how I can do that myself. If we could get going in the middle and death overs, we could take a few games away,” the all-rounder further added.
'Excited' David
While talking about the MI bowling unit, David said that he is “looking forward to facing the most in the nets is Bumrah.”
"One bowler I am looking forward to facing the most in the nets is Bumrah. I know it sounds strange because he is one of the best in the world but I believe it will be great to test myself against him. I am sure it is going to be hard work," David explained.
At the mega auction, the Rohit Sharma-led franchise had spent a healthy amount of Rs 15.25 crore for Indian wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. On the other hand, England fast bowler Jofra Archer was roped in for an amount of Rs 8 crore.
Ahead of the IPL mega auction 2022, the five-time IPL champions had decided to retain four cricketers and they were- Rohit Sharma (Rs 16 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 12 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 8 crore), and Kieron Pollard (Rs 6 crore).
With the addition of two new teams (Ahmedabad and Lucknow), the upcoming edition of IPL will have 10 teams vying for the prestigious IPL trophy.
