All posts tagged: Rohit Sharma form

After questions on Rohit Sharma’s ‘hunger’, India captain Shubman Gill defends opener for poor NZ series show | Cricket News

After questions on Rohit Sharma’s ‘hunger’, India captain Shubman Gill defends opener for poor NZ series show | Cricket News

Published by Webster

Rohit Sharma had a forgettable series during India’s 2-1 defeat to New Zealand over the past week, failing to convert his starts in each of the three outings. Coming into the series as the No. 1 batter in the ODI format after a superb run in Australia and against South Africa at home late last year, Rohit scored 26 and 24 in the first two games, falling to mistimed strokes. Soon-to-be 39, Rohit, on Sunday fell on 11 as India were chasing a daunting 338 against the Kiwis at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Suffering a top-order collapse, India were rolled over 296, losing the series with a 41-run defeat. India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate had recently stirred controversy after terming the senior India opener to be short on game time post the loss to the BlackCaps in the second ODI in Rajkot. “He’s definitely not the sort of guy to play for himself. It’s just a combination of the wickets being slightly difficult and maybe just being a little bit short on cricket …

‘Not even 5% of Rohit Sharma’s achievements’: Manoj Tiwary blasts India assistant coach Ten Doeschate for ‘demoralising’ comment | Cricket News

‘Not even 5% of Rohit Sharma’s achievements’: Manoj Tiwary blasts India assistant coach Ten Doeschate for ‘demoralising’ comment | Cricket News

Published by Parlour News

Former India batter Manoj Tiwary has lambasted the national team’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate for his comments on senior opener Rohit Sharma’s lack of preparedness after the second ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot. The 38-year-old Rohit, who had entered the 2026 calendar year as the No. 1 ODI batter, could not convert his starts in both innings in the series, falling for scores of 26 and 24, respectively. Shortly after the Kiwis levelled the series with a thumping win in the second ODI, Doeschate had reflected on Rohit being short on match time as a reason why he could not convert his starts after seeing off the new ball. Speaking at a recent event, Tiwary slammed his former IPL teammate for his comments in the press conference, affirming that the statements did not bode well when it came from within the dressing room. “With a lot of respect, I would like to tell Ryan Ten Doeschate that he was with me for four years at KKR. No doubt he is a very good …

Rohit Sharma is yet to bat beyond the Powerplay in IPL 2025; Mumbai Indians need a bigger impact from their star batter | Ipl News

Rohit Sharma is yet to bat beyond the Powerplay in IPL 2025; Mumbai Indians need a bigger impact from their star batter | Ipl News

Published by Webster

One of the Indian Premier League’s most successful cricketers, and a brand name as big as any, Rohit Sharma’s presence in the 18th edition has been largely limited on the field. Used as an Impact Substitute by Mumbai Indians in all but one match this season, the World Cup-winning captain hasn’t spent too much time in the middle as a specialist batter. In all six of the matches he has played for MI this season (missing one due to injury), Rohit has not batted beyond the Powerplay. His scores so far read: 0, 8, 13, 17, 18, 26. An upward trend for sure, and he looked in better touch in his last outing than he did in the first, but that’s clutching at straws. In his role as India’s captain, and pace-setter for the batting innings in white-ball cricket in the recent past, Rohit has often spoken about maximising impact and not worrying about the volume of runs. That maxim should hold any batter in good stead in modern T20 cricket; it’s why perhaps the …

‘A big score is coming very soon’: Mark Boucher bats for Rohit Sharma to find form in IPL | Ipl News

‘A big score is coming very soon’: Mark Boucher bats for Rohit Sharma to find form in IPL | Ipl News

Published by Webster

With former Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma struggling for form this Indian Premier League (IPL) season, his former coach with MI Mark Boucher said that the Indian captain was showing signs of returning to rhythm, adding that it was just a matter of time before Rohit fires in all cylinders. Rohit scored his highest score of the season on Thursday when he slammed 26 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede. “Rohit Sharma took it upon himself to go after the bowlers. We saw some good old-fashioned Rohit Sharma sixes – big ones too. I liked his attitude. He put the bowlers under pressure, created scoring opportunities. He was just past the 30-mark — a big score is coming very soon. He’s looking in that zone again,” Boucher said on ‘Jiostar’. There has been a lot of talks about Rohit’s dismal run this season with the batter failing to reach 50 runs in 6 matches. If you leave out the Hyderabad match, Rohit has scores of 0, 8, 13, 17, 18 in the other games …

Can Rohit Sharma turn around his woeful form against Delhi Capitals? | Ipl News

Can Rohit Sharma turn around his woeful form against Delhi Capitals? | Ipl News

Published by Webster

The approach to the Feroz Shah Kotla ground is filled with the sound of beating drums and chanting of pre-assembled fans on the eve of Delhi Capitals’ Indian Premier League (IPL) match against the Mumbai Indians. As the travelling circus of the IPL is set to finally arrive in the Indian capital on Sunday, the procession inside the stadium — no doubt staged, as the assemblage of camera crews around it made evident — may be nothing new. What does feel new though is that the home team, after a few years of underperformance, may finally be living up to the air of excitement that has been created around the ground. Four wins on the trot, with performances that suggest that they are looking strong in all areas, make the table-topping Delhi Capitals the favourites for their first match on their traditional home patch against a faltering Mumbai side that is currently languishing in eighth in the IPL standings. Story continues below this ad Homecoming After such a promising start, the next challenge for Delhi …

Rohit Sharma’s form not a concern, says Kieron Pollard, but what do the numbers say about former captain’s slump?

Rohit Sharma’s form not a concern, says Kieron Pollard, but what do the numbers say about former captain’s slump?

Published by Webster

How big of a concern is Rohit Sharma’s form at the top of the order for the Mumbai Indians? If you go by their batting coach Kieron Pollard, then not much at all, as the former MI all-rounder was bullish in his defence of the opener. But the numbers suggest otherwise. So far in IPL 2025, the former MI captain has scored 21 runs off the 20 balls he has faced (0 vs CSK, 8 vs GT, and 13 vs KKR). In IPL 2024, he had decent overall numbers of 417 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 150, but those stats get skewed by the 105* off 63 balls he scored at the Wankhede Stadium against CSK (plus another 68 in the last match of the league phase as MI finished last). Between those two knocks, his scores last year read: 36, 6, 8, 4, 11, 4, 19. A year further back, in IPL 2023, 332 runs at a strike rate of 132.8 and in 2022, it was further down at 268 …

Michael Vaughan slams Rohit Sharma’s ‘average’ IPL record: Come on, get MI off to a start | Ipl News

Michael Vaughan slams Rohit Sharma’s ‘average’ IPL record: Come on, get MI off to a start | Ipl News

Published by Webster

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has lambasted Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma after his lacklustre start to the IPL 2025 season. The former MI captain featured as an Impact Sub in two of the three outings and fell on 13 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Rohit fell for a duck in MI’s season opener in Chennai before registering only eight runs against Gujarat Titans. The six-time IPL winner’s batting record in the tournament has been sub-par for an extensive period with the Mumbaikar only holding two IPl seasons with 400-plus runs since 2020. “You look at his numbers, you’ve got to remember, we’re judging Rohit just as a batter now, because he’s not the captain. Now, I think you can get away with average numbers, and they’re average numbers. If your name’s not Rohit Sharma, you’re probably losing your place in the side at some stage with those numbers. They’re not good enough for a player like Rohit Sharma,” Vaughan told Cricbuzz. Story continues below this ad “But …

Sluggish surfaces are not the only reason Rohit Sharma is struggling to score runs in the Champions Trophy | Cricket News

Sluggish surfaces are not the only reason Rohit Sharma is struggling to score runs in the Champions Trophy | Cricket News

Published by Webster

Two awkwardly tall fast bowlers, a hard-length merchant, a left-arm spinning master of drop and his utilitarian cronies present a compellingly stiff examination for Rohit Sharma, battling an uncharacteristic slump in an ICC tournament. It is not so much the lack of runs and hundreds that would annoy him, as his diminished capacity to set the tone with heavy riffs. The four outings have earned him only 104 runs at a strike rate of 107. The hitting rate is healthy, but his premature departure, floundering in the 20s (and a 40), has inflated the burden on Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli. In the 50-over World Cup in 2023, he played the dual roles of both attacking and safeguarding his wicket with imperceptible comfort. He faced an average of 43 balls per game (and hit at 126), whereas in Dubai, the corresponding numbers are 24 and 107. He had to counter diverse challenges in this tournament. A) The surfaces have been a trifle sluggish for his attacking tastes. Even the new ball gets stuck on the …

Sunil Gavaskar to Rohit Sharma: Are you happy with scoring 25-30 runs? | Cricket News

Sunil Gavaskar to Rohit Sharma: Are you happy with scoring 25-30 runs? | Cricket News

Published by Webster

Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has said Team India captain Rohit Sharma shouldn’t be happy by scoring a quick-fire 25-30 and instead look to bat till the 25-30 overs, which will take the game away from the opposition. Rohit Sharma has failed to convert starts in the ongoing Champions Trophy. Rohit’s highest score is 41 that he made against Bangladesh. Since then, he has gotten scores of 20, 15, and 28. “As a batter, are you happy with scoring 25-30 runs? You shouldn’t be!” Gavaskar told India Today. Story continues below this ad “So that is what I would say to him: your impact on the team will be even greater if you bat for 25 overs instead of just seven, eight, or nine overs,” Gavaskar said. India’s captain Rohit Sharma looks skywards to watch the ball just before he was caught during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) “If Rohit Sharma bats for …

Former Pak skipper backs Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma to decide their future on their terms | Cricket News

Former Pak skipper backs Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma to decide their future on their terms | Cricket News

Published by Webster

Former Pakistan skipper and wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed believes that Indian superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should be allowed to decide their future in international cricket. India vs Pakistan Match LIVE Cricket Score Online Updates: Watch Here Both Rohit and Virat have been under the scanner following consecutive test series loss against New Zealand and Australia. Their place has been questioned in the red ball cricket with both batters struggling to get the runs. “People should not even talk about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Their performances have been outstanding for India,” Ahmed told reporters here on Sunday. Story continues below this ad IND vs PAK LIVE Cricket Score, Full Scorecard: Watch Here “Virat Kohli has won those matches for India, and I have seen it with my own eyes, you can’t imagine, the kind of performances he has produced for India. The same goes for Rohit Sharma. The way he is leading the team. He led the team outstandingly in the 2023 (ODI) World Cup and won the T20 World Cup,” he added further. …