Rohit Sharma in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Rohit Sharma for India are two entirely different hitters. After starting the IPL 2025 poorly, the Mumbai opener has only had one season with 500 or more runs in 18 years.
On March 29 (Saturday), the Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman scored 8 off 4 against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad after being out for a duck against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). In the first over, Rohit smashed Mohammed Siraj for consecutive boundaries, but the right-arm pacer’s incredible inswinger put him out.
“Look, I have to be tough, even though I don’t want to be. You must be for certain players. It’s time for Rohit Sharma to return to the field. It’s okay that he hit a century and scored 400 last season. However, where is the season for 800-900? “These kinds of seasons are simply not possible for Rohit,” former India player Manoj Tiwary told Cricbuzz.
A player like Rohit Sharma does not have 400 skills.
“What makes Virat Kohli a consistent scorer? Tell me, please. It’s just as good. Although it’s just as good, Rohit should reach 600–700 runs in a season. He ought to bring his orange headgear along. It should be that way. What if you don’t get off to a solid start? I have high expectations for him.
He was kept because of this. There were numerous brief audio snippets, which gave the impression that Rohit would depart due to the drama and controversy of the previous year. Nevertheless, he was kept on. But the atmosphere must have been jumbled because there were no runs in the previous two games.
“What Manoj Tiwary said about Rohit Sharma, where is that season?” added former India opener Virender Sehwag. Isn’t it too late for a season like this to arrive? Although we share his admiration, we would like to know where the 600–700 run season is. Rohit Sharma did that when? How can you expect this to happen now, when he is nearing the end of his career, when it hasn’t happened in eighteen years?”
On March 31, MI, who have dropped their opening two games, will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders. Against KKR, Rohit averages about 40, therefore he would like to improve against his favourite opponent.
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