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

Former India batter Virendra Sehwag took a dig at Rohit Sharma for not with the ability to put up 600-700 runs in any version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) thus far. Final evening in opposition to the Gujarat Titans (GT), the Mumbai Indians (MI) opener was dismissed after making eight runs from 4 deliveries. Within the final match in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), he bought 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 staff to their first-ever IPL title. Since then, the franchise has received 5 IPL trophies below his management.

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

“The place is that season? Isn’t it too late for one of these season to return (laughs)? We’re additionally his followers, however we’re simply asking the place the season of 600-700 runs is. When has Rohit Sharma executed that? It has been 18 years, when it has not occurred in 18 years, how are you going to 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 might have some sensible IPL seasons with the bat, however by some means he fails to try this. The 2012 IPL champion acknowledged Rohit’s 417 runs within the final season, together with a 105 not-out knock in opposition to arch-rivals CSK.

However, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) Virat Kohli has crossed the 500-run mark seven occasions. Kohli’s highest combination got here in 2016, the place he notched up 973 in 16 matches to take his staff 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 bought again among the many runs. The flexibility of a participant like Rohit Sharma shouldn’t be 400. Final season, he scored 400, he hit a century, that’s advantageous. However the place is the 800-900 season? Rohit is simply not in a position to have some of these seasons. Why does Virat Kohli all the time 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 a minimum of 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 along with his poor type, he’ll ultimately let down his staff.

“He ought to take his orange cap with him. That’s the way it must be. I anticipate loads from him. That’s why he was retained. Due to final 12 months’s drama and controversy, it felt like Rohit would go away as a result of there have been a number of small audio clips. Regardless of that, he was retained. However since there have been no runs within the final two matches, the environment will need to have been blended up”, he mentioned.

MI have misplaced each their matches this season thus far. They are going to subsequent tackle KKR tomorrow on the Wankhede Stadium.

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