Mumbai Indians scripted history as the only Indian Premier League team to clinch the trophy five times when they won this year’s edition. They have been known to win on odd years – 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 – but this time, they broke the jinx.
The franchise took to Twitter to share coach Mahela Jayawardene’s post-match celebration speech and it’s every bit funny. Watch it here.
Days after winning the title, MI captain Rohit Sharma took a hilarious jibe at all the people who were talking about MI’s even-year jinx. He shared an old commercial saying ‘His side went even this year’.
Taking a look at MI's win so far, they had won their first title in 2013, then it was followed by them emerging victorious in 2015, 2017 and 2019; all under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. After looking at the odd numbers, fans felt that Mumbai will not be able to defend their title in 2020. However, MI’s team defied the odds and broke the record.
Coming back to Rohit Sharma's tweet, the commercial shared by him was launched ahead of the IPL 2020. In the ad, Rohit is seen interacting with his uncle who is suggesting him to change odd-numbered things around him. To which, Rohit replied that this is an odd season only as it is the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is an odd number.
So after sharing the old commercial, Rohit Sharma, wrote, “We indeed went even this season. Bola tha aapko mamu inki ganit weak hai”.