Batting with Sachin Tendulkar was fairly stress-free: Sanath Jayasuriya on his enjoying stint with Mumbai Indians

Former Sri Lanka batter Sanath Jayasuriya performed three seasons for Mumbai Indians (MI) from 2008 to 2010. He scored one century and 4 half-centuries.

Batting with Tendulkar was fairly stress-free: Jayasuriya on his enjoying stint with Mumbai Indians. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSSanath Jayasuriya performed 3 seasons for Mumbai IndiansSanath Jayasuriya scored a century for MI towards CSKSanath Jayasuriya additionally praised Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar

Former Sri Lanka batter Sanath Jayasuriya opened up on his stint with the Mumbai Indians (MI) within the Indian Premier League (IPL). The southpaw performed three seasons for the five-time IPL champions from 2008 to 2010 and scored 768 runs from 30 matches with one century and 4 half-centuries.

Back in 2008, Jayasuriya additionally hit a century towards MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK). MI beat the Super Kings by 9 wickets after chasing down 157.

“Mumbai is my second home. In and out we were there and playing. The team and the team owners were really good and they looked after all the players. It’s like a family,” Jayasuriya was quoted as saying in an interview with Sportskeeda.

During his stint with MI, Jayasuriya stated that he completely loved batting with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. The veteran additionally stated that the Mumbai-based franchise gave him the liberty to play his pictures from the outset.

“It’s about keeping things simple. We didn’t complicate things and they always wanted me to play my natural game. So I needed to be smart to make sure that I tried and get a big score,” he said.

“Batting with Sachin was quite relaxing as he would always come and say what to do. He always kept talking about ways to execute and win matches,” Jayasuriya stated.

Jayasuriya additionally heaped reward on Harbhajan Singh, who performed 10 seasons for MI earlier than enjoying for the Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

“Harbhajan Singh always used to come up with nice humour, making us laugh all the time and he kept the dressing room alive,” he added.

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