Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed concern about the current form of former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. He said that Rohit’s performance is declining and he has to inspire himself every day. Rohit has not been able to perform well in the first two matches of IPL 2025. On Saturday, he was bowled by scoring just 8 runs against Gujarat Titans (GT). Rohit was surprised for some time after being dismissed by Mohammad Siraj.
Manjrekar said in a conversation on ‘Gostar’, “Rohit Sharma is going through a difficult phase at this time. He is no longer a player. He has to motivate himself every morning and work hard to give the best. Things are getting out of control, even though they still depend on their natural talent.”
Rohit Sharma also failed in the first match of IPL 2025. He was out without opening an account in the first over against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Mumbai Indians lost by 36 runs against Gujarat Titans on Saturday, which was his second consecutive defeat this season.
In addition, Sanjay analyzed both the matches of Mumbai Indians and said that South African wicketkeeper batsman Ryan Ricelton will take time to adapt to the Indian pitches. He said, “Except for AB de Villiers and Heinrich Klassen, very few South African batsmen have been successful on Indian pitches. In such a situation, Riclton will have to be given a chance to adjust.”
Manjrekar also said that if Mumbai Indians had been playing at Wankhede Stadium instead of Ahmedabad, it could have come closer to the target of 197 runs. Mumbai’s team could only manage 160 runs for 6 wickets in response to 196 runs against Gujarat Titans. Apart from this, he also said that the difficulties of Mumbai Indians increased due to not falling dew.
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