IPL 2025: Rohit Sharma’s old weakness resurfaces, bowlers in disbelief at his figures

Delhi: Mumbai Indians (Mi) veteran batsman Rohit Sharma was once again seen battling in front of the left-arrow pace bowler in the powerplay. In the high-voltage match played on 6 May, the Gujarat Titans (GT) sent him to the pavilion early as part of a great strategy. This happened for the first time this season when Rohit was out on a single digit score. Even before this, he has been dismissed this season.

Arshad Khan’s entry changed equation

Gujarat Titans included left-arrow pacer Arshad Khan in the team instead of Washington Sundar, and the bet was successful. In the fourth over, Rohit Sharma tried to play the shot above the mid-off in the fourth over, but the timing was caught out due to bad timing.

Bad record against left-arms pacers since 2022

Since IPL 2022, Rohit Sharma has been dismissed against left-arrow fast bowlers 11 times so far, and during this time his average has been just 15.54. Since 2023, he has been dismissed by Left-Arm Passers 11 times in Powerplay. This was the third time in this season when Rohit was dismissed like this, first he was run by Khalil Ahmed and then Yash Dayal.

Leave catch, lose opportunities

The bowling of Gujarat Titans was great but he lost opportunities in fielding. Especially Arshad Khan’s balls got the life twice (0 and 29). During the powerplay, Gujarat left a total of 3 catches, which could not put pressure on Mumbai after the initial wickets.

Misuse of DRS

Another big mistake of Gujarat Titans was poor use of DRS. He took a review 3 times and proved to be wrong three times. Within just three overs, two DRS lost, which affected the team’s strategy.

Jacques and Surya’s partnership brought relief

Will Jacks and Suryakumar Yadav shared a significant partnership of 71 runs for the third wicket and helped Mumbai Indians overcome the initial shaking. This partnership provided the team a platform to move forward, although in the end the score reached only 155 runs.

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