‘When Has He Performed That?’: Former India Participant Brutally Slams Rohit Sharma After His Single Digit Rating In opposition to Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025

Former India batter Virendra Sehwag took a dig at Rohit Sharma for not having the ability to put up 600-700 runs in any version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to date. Final night time towards the Gujarat Titans (GT), the Mumbai Indians (MI) opener was dismissed after making eight runs from 4 deliveries. Within the final match towards Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), he obtained out for a duck.

In Rohit’s 18-year-long IPL profession, his highest runs in a season got here in 2013, when he notched up 538 in 19 matches. Notably, Rohit was handed over the captaincy from Ricky Ponting in the midst of the IPL 2013 season, and he led the workforce to their first-ever IPL title. Since then, the franchise has gained 5 IPL trophies beneath his management.

Nevertheless, Sehwag criticised Rohit for not setting the stage on fireplace together with his willow. Throughout a Cricbuzz present, he acknowledged that it’s too late for the followers to count on a high-scoring season from Rohit. Since he couldn’t do the job in all these years, he can not try this now on the final stage of his cricketing profession.

“The place is that season? Isn’t it too late for such a season to come back (laughs)? We’re additionally his followers, however we’re simply asking the place the season of 600-700 runs is. When has Rohit Sharma finished that? It has been 18 years, when it has not occurred in 18 years, how will you hope for this to occur now when he’s on the final a part of his profession?”, added Sehwag.

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Former participant Manoj Tiwary in contrast Rohit’s stats with one other star India batter Virat Kohli. He felt that Rohit may have some good IPL seasons with the bat, however in some way he fails to do this. The 2012 IPL champion acknowledged Rohit’s 417 runs within the final season, together with a 105 not-out knock towards arch-rivals CSK.

Alternatively, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) Virat Kohli has crossed the 500-run mark seven occasions. Kohli’s highest mixture got here in 2016, the place he notched up 973 in 16 matches to take his workforce into the finals. King Kohli additionally put up an excellent 741 runs in 15 matches to win the Orange Cap in IPL 2024.

“It’s excessive time Rohit Sharma obtained again among the many runs. The power of a participant like Rohit Sharma shouldn’t be 400. Final season, he scored 400, he hit a century, that’s tremendous. However the place is the 800-900 season? Rohit is simply not in a position to have most of these seasons. Why does Virat Kohli at all times rating? You inform me. It’s equally good. It’s equally good, however there must be a season the place Rohit scores 600-700”, opined Tiwary.

The previous Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) participant additionally added that he expects Rohit to win the Orange Cap at the very least as soon as. Moreover, he acknowledged that the MI administration has retained Rohit regardless of the conflicts about sacking him from the captaincy in a single day. But when he continues together with his poor kind, he’ll finally let down his workforce.

“He ought to take his orange cap with him. That’s the way it must be. I count on loads from him. That’s why he was retained. Due to final yr’s drama and controversy, it felt like Rohit would go away as a result of there have been loads of small audio clips. Regardless of that, he was retained. However since there have been no runs within the final two matches, the ambiance should have been blended up”, he mentioned.

MI have misplaced each their matches this season to date. They may subsequent tackle KKR tomorrow on the Wankhede Stadium.

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