Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, when in form, is one of the most destructive batters in the shortest format of the game, however, he is going through a lean patch in the ongoing 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League. He is in dire straits and needs some runs in the ongoing season as he is struggling to score runs.
Rohit Sharma Is Struggling Badly In IPL 2023
He has registered two consecutive ducks in the ongoing season and also made the unwanted record for most ducks in the history of this league. In the previous game of Mumbai Indians, Rohit changed his batting order against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) but to no avail.
His fortunes in the ongoing season have defined MI’s season as a team. The lack of consistency is common in both his captaincy and his batting performances.
He has only notched up a single half-century in the 2023 season of the IPL. only 184 runs in the IPL this season. Extending his lean patch in the IPL 2023, Rohit scored a 3-ball duck against the Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk.
Rohit Sharma Passed A Bold Verdict On Rohit’s Captaincy
Meanwhile, reflecting on his performances in the IPL, former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri observed that Rohit’s work as a captain has increased significantly since the previous two seasons of the cash-rich tournament. Shastri said:
“As a captain, more important is that your performances come into play. If you start getting on a purple patch where you are scoring runs, the job as a captain becomes much easier. The body language on the field changes, that energy on the field is different. It’s totally different. As opposed to when you not getting runs, you can go flat – no matter who you are,”
He added: “Plus, the resources you had 2-3 years ago, aren’t quite the same, then comes the challenge, how do you get going? How do you motivate that bunch? How do you create a combination? How do you see who is the best in that lot to fit in and deliver at a certain stage of the game? So the challenges as a captain might have doubled for him. The work as a captain would have doubled as opposed to two years ago. Where everything was nice, go out there and do the job. Having said that, you still have to captain a side. Which you did brilliantly. It’s harder. The stage of his career, and the kind of team that they have. The same team could be a terrific team. In a year’s time or 2 years’ time. Once they start getting together, but to get that right mix, that’s the job of the captain,”
Rohit Sharma will next meet Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 54th match of the IPL 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
