Former India players Manoj Tiwary and Virender Sehwag have raised concerns about Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma’s recent performance following another single-digit score. Mumbai Indians faced a 36-run defeat against Gujarat Titans, marking their second consecutive loss in IPL 2025.
Rohit Sharma’s IPL journey has been challenging lately. He was dismissed for a duck by Khaleel Ahmed in the opening match against CSK.
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Against Gujarat Titans, Rohit managed to hit two boundaries in the first three balls. However, Mohammed Siraj’s precise delivery that swung back in dismissed him shortly after.
In the past five IPL seasons, Rohit has crossed the 400-run mark only once. The Mumbaikar has had six single-digit scores in last nine IPL innings.
Tiwary expressed concern about Rohit’s inability to consistently achieve 600-700 runs per season.
The situation is particularly notable following last year’s controversial captaincy change. Hardik Pandya’s appointment as captain in place of Rohit Sharma led to widespread fan disapproval, with crowds booing Pandya at various venues.
“Look, I’m telling you, I don’t want to be tough, but I must be. For some players, you have to be. Look, it’s high time Rohit Sharma got back among the runs. The ability of a player like Rohit Sharma is not 400. Last season, he scored 400, he hit a century, that’s fine. But where is the 800-900 season? Rohit is just not able to have these types of seasons. Why does Virat Kohli always score? You tell me. It’s equally good. It’s equally good, but there should be a season where Rohit scores 600-700,” Manoj Tiwary told Cricbuzz.
“He should take his orange cap with him. That’s how it should be. How will it be if you don’t get a good start? I expect a lot from him. That’s why he was retained. Because of last year’s drama and controversy, it felt like Rohit would leave because there were a lot of small audio clips. Despite that, he was retained. But since there were no runs in the last two matches, the atmosphere must have been mixed up,” he added.
Former India opener Sehwag also shared his thoughts on Rohit’s performance. While acknowledging his admiration for Rohit, Sehwag suggested it might be too late to expect a 600-700 run season from him.
“What Manoj Tiwary said about Rohit Sharma, where is that season? Isn’t it too late for this type of season to come (laughs)? We are also his fans, but we are just asking where the season of 600-700 runs is. When has Rohit Sharma done that? It has been 18 years, when it has not happened in 18 years, how can you hope for this to happen now when he is at the last part of his career?” asked Sehwag.
Following their loss to Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians now stand at ninth position in the points table. Their next match is scheduled against the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
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