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'Isko dhone mei teen din lagega' - Fans react as spectator dies himself blue to cheer Rohit Sharma in GT vs MI IPL 2023 clash

A spectator in the GT vs MI game in Indian Premier League 2023 died himself blue to cheer for Rohit Sharma. Here's how fans reacted.

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MI spectator in MI vs GT, IPL 2023 (Source: Twitter)

Mumbai Indians lost to Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 match on Tuesday by a score of 55 runs. At Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, GT secured their second victory of the year by holding MI to 152 while holding a total of 207 against them. Rohit Sharma, the captain of MI, voiced his disappointment following the lopsided loss.

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Mumbai's bowlers had trouble in the last few overs in the previous two games. In the last four overs of GT's inning, they let up 70 runs. On the other side, in the previous match against Punjab Kings, their bowlers allowed 96 runs in the final five overs. MI now finds themselves in the seventh spot on the IPL 2023 points table with six points from seven games. At the same time, GT are flying high level on points with leaders CSK, tallying 10 points from seven games.

'You don't do that when you are chasing 200-plus' – Rohit Sharma

"It's a little disappointing. We pretty much had control of the game till the last few overs when we went for too many runs. It's just about execution," Rohit said at the post-match presentation.

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"We need to execute what's right, who are the batsmen, those kind of things. But in the end, we didn't do that and gave too many runs. You've got to look at every team has very different strengths. We have a strong batting lineup to achieve the target. Today our batting couldn't get going. There's a lot of dew as well, so if we had batted well, then maybe we would have chased it. But we didn't start well, and you don't do that when you are chasing 200-plus," he added.

At the same time, Hardik Pandya, who led his team to victory, said he always trusts his instincts. "In captaincy, I take the call in the moment rather than pre-planned. Captaincy is something where I just always bounce on my instinct. Me and Ashu Pa (coach Ashish Nehra) have a very similar mindset, and 99 per cent of the times, we back our calls, and they are similar calls," he exclaimed.

Here's how fans reacted:

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