|| India Correspondnet ||

Mumbai Indians' opener Chris Lynn, who got an opportunity to play the first match for Mumbai in place of Quinton de Kock, is hoping that he will get more chances in the cash-rich league. However, he was involved in a run-out of his captain Rohit Sharma in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

“It’s not ideal, running out your captain in the first game. The first game could be my last, who knows (laughs)? But it was a spur-of-the-moment thing, happens in the game,” said the Australian in the post-match media interaction.

The Australian batsman joined Mumbai Indians in 2020 but he didn’t get a single match to play in the season in the UAE. This time due to Quinton de Kock's absence as he's serving his quarantine period upon arrival from South Africa, Lynn got a chance to play the season-opener as well.

Lynn said that he was nervous while batting in his first match for Mumbai Indians. ”Obviously, I was a bit nervous. No doubt about it — first game for Mumbai. It was also the first time I was batting with Rohit. It happens in cricket. I thought there was a run and then obviously there wasn’t a run. But yeah, if I had been able to run past him and sacrifice my wicket, I definitely would have done that, but it wasn’t the case,” said Lynn who had previously played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

”He was striking the ball nicely, and we were 10 or 15 runs short in the end. He would have definitely made a difference, but there were plenty of factors in this game tonight, not just the run-out,” Lynn further added. “As I said, it happens. But yes, I put just a little bit more pressure on myself.”