Mohit Sharma on Net Bowling: Indian fast bowler Mohit Sharma gave a match-winning performance for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 match played on Thursday (April 13) night. He took two wickets for 18 runs in four overs against Punjab Kings. Due to his strong bowling, he was also elected 'Player of the Match'. The special thing here was that Mohit had returned to IPL after three years. The Purple Cap winner of IPL 2014 and a part of the Indian team's squad in World Cup 2015, the last three years were very bad for Mohit.

Mohit Sharma, who made his IPL debut in the year 2013, made a lot of noise in the IPL till the year 2017. During this, he also got a chance to play international matches. But from 2017, the performance of this player went down to such an extent that in IPL 2019 and 2020, he got a chance to take the field in only one match each. His back injury was also a big reason for this. After this, he remained unsold in the next two seasons.

The condition was that last season he was playing the role of only a net bowler for Gujarat Titans. He worked hard while getting Gujarat Titans batsmen to practice on the net and the result was that in this auction, the Gujarat franchise bought him and after three years he also got a chance to play an IPL match again.

What did Mohit say about becoming a match-winner from a net bowler?
When Mohit bowled brilliantly in his debut match for Gujarat Titans, during the innings break, he was asked about his journey from being a net bowler last season to a match winner this season. Mohit kept his point on this with an open heart.

Mohit said, 'I had back surgery. After that, I played domestic cricket last year. Many people did not know this. I got a call from Ashu Bhai (Ashish Nehra). He said that you should stay with the team, if someone gets injured then you can get a chance. Definitely, if you want to improve your cricket then you have to practice continuously. I thought what would I do sitting at home? So I came here and continued my practice. There is nothing wrong in being a net bowler. This gives you good exposure. You get a chance to play with good players. I think it was good for me.