'Deserves 2nd chance in Team India' - Twitter hails Mohit Sharma for defending 12 runs with KL Rahul on strike

IPL 2023: The Mohit Sharma redemption story continued on Saturday as the 34-year-old defended 12 runs in the last over against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) with KL Rahul taking the strike on the first ball. He dismissed the LSG captain on the second ball of the 20th over.

The Gujarat Titans pacer then got rid of Marcus Stoinis on the next delivery after a brilliant catch by David Miller in the deep. The next two deliveries saw Lucknow lose two more wickets on run outs to make it four in a row.

A dot ball on the final delivery saw visitors and defending champions Gujarat Titans win the match by seven runs. Mohit bowled three overs for 17 runs and two wickets to add more flavour to his stunning comeback story.

Notably, the India pacer played his first IPL match after the 2021 season on April 13 against Punjab Kings. Last year he spent time with GT as a net bowler. Mohit, who was featured in the 2015 World Cup for India, picked two wickets for 18 runs against Punjab and was adjudged Man of the Match.

Mohit, who last represented India in 2015, has now four wickets to his name in three IPL 2023 at an average of 10.50 and an economy rate of 4.66. Fans has hailed the experienced campaigner for spic comeback and redemption.

Unpopular opinion Mohit sharma deserves a 2nd chance in ICT

— Reingxx (@Ayush90638218) April 22, 2023

Mohit Sharma remember the name 🫡

— Kohli_Stan (@IamPratik____) April 22, 2023

Mohit sharma, what a comeback!!!#LSGvGT #GTvsLSG #KLRahul𓃵 #IPL2O23 @gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/W6QxCIyq9s

— Piyush Goenka (@PiyushGoenka9) April 22, 2023

Groomed under MSD..
Went unsold..
Became net bowler.
Came back for GT..

Bowled one of best overs in the history of IPL.. Mohit Sharma redemption.💛💛💛🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/Jijlk5fQmD

— Zeall R Soni (@blithesoul_) April 22, 2023

Mohit Sharma makes impossible thing as possible for GT
DEFENDED 12 runs in 6 balls-4 wickets in last over and conceeded only 4 runs#GTvsLSG #KLRahul𓃵 #GujaratTitans @gujarat_titans @IPLpic.twitter.com/9S7wE5cNNp

— Krishna KJ (@KrishnaKJ18) April 22, 2023

Mohit Sharma makes impossible thing as possible for GT
DEFENDED 12 runs in 6 balls-4 wickets in last over and conceeded only 4 runs#GTvsLSG #KLRahul𓃵 #GujaratTitans @gujarat_titans @IPLpic.twitter.com/9S7wE5cNNp

— Krishna KJ (@KrishnaKJ18) April 22, 2023

We all love underdogs and want them to win - Mohit Sharma is the best example of it @gujarat_titans 🙌🙌#EarthDay #LSGvGT @IPL

— Shekhar Vijayan 🇮🇳 (@shevititan) April 22, 2023

Mohit Sharma is back in his prime!!
Respect!!🔥🔥#LSGvGT

— Shubham Pandey (@s_pandey17) April 22, 2023

Mohit Sharma, the renaissance man this season. #LSGvGT #IPL2023

— Krishnadev Roy (@the_krishnadev) April 22, 2023