We treated it like a last - Rohit

Mumbai Indians commander Rohit Sharma has hailed the quality of character his group indicated to secure second spot in the class and set up a conflict against Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier on Tuesday. Mumbai beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by nine wickets in a virtual knockout in light of the fact that the champ of that amusement was going to bounce straight to second place.

"Ricky Ponting and myself talked about this diversion just like a last for us," Rohit told iplt20.com. "Had we lost this amusement, we would have gone home. Presently, we've got the chance to do what we have been doing throughout the last five amusements. Each time you go into the diversion and leave it, you've got the chance to think how you can enhance at any rate by 10%. We require somewhat more exertion going into the following amusement.

"This fair demonstrates the character of the Mumbai Indians. We have made an environment inside the changing area that regardless of what circumstances we are in, we never need to put our head down. We simply needed to demonstrate to ourselves that we are vastly improved than the outcomes. We did precisely that and take a gander at us now, in the main two in the table toward the end of the group stage."

Considering the four-match losing streak toward the start of the competition, Rohit said they had not played to their potential. With the assistance of the bolster staff, he said, they battled back and won five matches on the run, before losing one and afterward winning two more to meet all requirements for the playoffs.

"When we were losing toward the begin of the competition, we were not playing to our potential," Rohit said. "We generally knew we had a great deal of ability and capacity in the changing area and it was about getting that amusement to the fore. Now and again when you lose, the fellows in the group have a tendency to float away a tad bit however the bolster staff made an awesome showing of holding everybody together. For us, we have completed one competition and go into a new competition now. In the event that we play to our potential this is the thing that we can do.

"As a chief, as a pioneer it is vital for me to stay positive regardless of what happens on the field. The message was clear - whatever had happened had happened and you couldn't transform it and the most ideal approach to leave it was to get ready for the accompanying amusements. I needed to lead from the front."

Mumbai now have the advantage of confronting table-toppers Super Kings at home.

"Completing in the main two clearly issues us an opportunity to play courageously. We have been in this circumstance before in 2013 where we played against the same restriction, qualified in the main two and we had another shot."