Delhi: Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s performance has not been special in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 so far. The tournament of Mumbai Indians (Mi) experienced player and former captain has been very slow. In the first match, he was dismissed for zero, then he scored 26 runs against 8, 13, 17, 18 and now Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, the score is getting a little better, but still he has not been able to carry out any big innings.
Rohit was sent to the ground as an impact player against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He scored 26 runs in 16 balls and then was dismissed by Pat Cummins. So far this season, he has been able to score only 82 runs in 6 innings and his average is less than 14. Veteran Indian opener Virender Sehwag has given a big statement about this.
Questions raised on Rohit’s form
During the conversation on cricbing, Sehwag said in clear terms that Rohit should now think about saying goodbye to this format. Sehwag said, “If you look at Rohit’s IPL figures of the last 10 years, then he has scored more than 400 runs only once. He is not a player who thinks that he has to score 500-700 runs every season. But, he can do it if he wants.”
The former opener also questioned Rohit’s strategy. He said, “When he became the Indian captain, he said that he wants to become a player who scored fast in the powerplay. But, when you fail again and again, it causes damage to your cricketing heritage.”
Sehwag gave the opinion of retirement
Sehwag further said, “Now the time has come for Rohit to make a distance from this format. Before retiring, he should do something that fans should remember them. It is not that people start thinking why he is not being dropped from the team anymore.”
He also spoke on Rohit’s shot selection. “They repeatedly play pull shots on the back of length ball and get out. They should decide in an innings that the bridge will not play shot. But, when I used to explain to them? When I used to play, senior seniors like Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly used to guide me. Rohit also needs someone who advises him to play general cricket.”
Now it will have to be seen how Rohit Sharma takes this criticism and what changes he makes in his batting in the next matches. Fans are still waiting for a big innings.
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