Rohit Sharma could not score well for the Mumbai Indians team. They played against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL 2024 match. The match took place at Wankhede stadium on Monday, May 6th. Rohit is an experienced player. But he only got four runs from five balls. Pat Cummins bowled to him. Heinrich Klaasen caught Rohit out behind the wickets.
The dismissal occurred in the fourth over of MI’s chase. Pat Cummins produced a length ball across the middle, and Rohit attempted to lift it up off his hips and flick it out behind square. The right-hander just got a touch through his shot, and the ball flew straight up into the air off the leading edge. Klaasen called for it early and made a straightforward catch. As a result, the hosts dropped both openers quickly.
Rohit has failed to produce in his past five innings, scoring 6, 8, 4, 11, and 4 (today) in the IPL. He has 330 runs in 12 matches, including a century against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) this season. The 37-year-old will aim to regain form in Mumbai’s final two league games before the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Fans on X (previously Twitter) were unhappy by Rohit Sharma’s poor performance with the bat yet again. A user wrote:
“#RohitSharma will be a liability for Team India in the T20 WC. Worst form ever.”
Another user wrote:
“Rohit Sharma has been disastrous for the last 5-6 matches ain’t a small number he’s clearly out of form. Very very pathetic.”
Another user shared similar sentiments ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup and wrote:
“Rohit Sharma ready to bottle another T20 World Cup.”
One user pointed out how Rohit has been disastrous against top pacers ahead of the marquee ICC tournament. He wrote:
“Rohit Sharma has to find a way to counter Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Travis Boult. His stats against them is not so good..”
A user even asked Rohit to retire based on his current form. He wrote:
“Forcefully prolonging his T20 career. At this moment he doesn’t even deserve to be in the team. Should retire asap from this format after upcoming t20i world cup.”
Another user came up with similar reaction. Take a look:
MI lose early wickets against SRH in IPL 2024 match
The Mumbai Indians team was in trouble in the IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. They lost three important batsmen very early in their innings. Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, and Naman Dhir all got out cheaply. The score was 31 runs for the loss of 3 wickets at that point.
MI were 83/3 after 9.3 overs, with Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma at the crease.
Asked to bat first, SRH scored 173/8 in 20 overs. Travis Head was the highest scorer with 48 from 30 balls, including one six and seven boundaries. Captain Pat Cummins contributed an undefeated 35 from 17 deliveries, including two sixes and as many boundaries. The captain also led the Sunrisers to a fighting total.
Hardik Pandya, MI’s captain, and Piyush Chawla both took three wickets. Meanwhile, debutants Anshul Kamboj and Jasprit Bumrah both took home one.