Rohit Sharma on Tuesday led Mumbai Indians to a five-wicket win at the pinnacle of Dream11 IPL 2020. The skipper's half-century helped his side cruise to victory at the final showdown in Dubai.

This was yet another trophy in his cabinet, having won the IPL for the fifth time as a captain. Under him, MI have had a success rate of 60.34% in the IPL which is the highest for any player who has captained his side for more than ten matches.

Winning five IPL trophies as a captain is a major achievement. But then Rohit has been known to do the unthinkable stuff. Those double centuries, hitting five hundreds in a World Cup and four centuries in T20Is are no ordinary feats.

The Final

There had been a lot of talk about his form. He started the tournament on a great note and was the Man of the Match in MI's first win of the season. However, he didn't have a good game after coming back from injury. But big players step up when the team requires them the most. A total of 157 could've been tricky in a high-pressure game against Delhi Capitals.

Leading from the front, he batted well and took the responsibility on himself in the final. He didn't allow Ashwin to instill any pressure early into the innings by attacking him. While his partner Quinton de Kock took on Kagiso Rabada, Rohit got going against Anrich Nortje. Once the momentum was built, he didn't allow it to slip away even after the first wicket.

After playing the spinners cautiously, he broke the shackles against Praveen Dubey with a couple of sixes. Throughout the innings, Rohit batted with great precision in the middle and displayed his fortitude. He didn't get carried away and had complete control through the time he spent at the crease. By the time he was dismissed, MI were in a comfortable position to finish the match.

Ro Captain, My Captain!

We all have witnessed Rohit take some fantastic decisions on the field at crucial junctures. Whether it's the move to playing Jayant Yadav in an all-important final last night or throwing the ball to Malinga in the last over back in 2019 final even after he had gone for a few runs. He has been quite instinctive in his approach and backed himself to make some bold moves during tense situations. This calm and composed approach is also why he has been so successful as a leader.

In a team that has been champions for two years now, Rohit has built an extremely fantastic culture for the new players that come in now and then. The way Rohit has bridged the gap with youngsters is quite evident whether it's him advising Digvijay in the nets or handing over the trophy to Prince Balwant Rai. When Rahul Chahar had one bad day in the first Qualifier, he allowed the leg-spinner to lead the team back to the dressing room. Rohit has also given a lot of freedom to players like Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan to express themselves better in the middle and it paid off well.

Stat Attack

Rohit recorded a barrage of achievements this season alongside becoming the first-ever captain to lead his side to five titles. Personally, this was his sixth IPL trophy win. Out of the six IPL finals that Rohit has featured in, he has never been on the losing side. This was also his seventh T20 final win as a captain.

He also went on to complete 5000 runs in IPL and became only the third cricketer to achieve the feat. The final match was his 200th IPL game, second-most by any cricketer. Rohit also crossed the 200 sixes mark in IPL and became only the second Indian cricketer to reach the milestone.

All well that ends well

As he walked back to the pavilion wearing the MI Blue and Gold one last time this year, Rohit will be aware of the jubilation he had brought to all the fans back home. He tried to echo it into his own words.

"I hope we put a lot of smiles back home and around the world as well. These were tough times, a lot of people were going through a lot of tough times as well. So, I hope this championship that we’ve won is something to cheer for the people back home as well.”