It looks like there are two Rohit Sharmas. One that dominates and walks the talk for Team India and the other that just doesn’t shows up in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Once again, he had a flop show in the Gujarat Titans (GT) vs the Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2025 clash. Rohit Sharma had an eventful but brief stay at the crease, managing just 8 runs off 4 balls before falling to Mohammed Siraj.
Siraj castles Rohit with a jaffer
He started positively, dispatching Siraj for consecutive boundaries—one off his pads and another through mid-on. However, his tendency to play with minimal foot movement proved costly. After a dot ball to start, he found himself undone by a perfect delivery from Siraj.
The pacer adjusted his length, landing a hard-length ball outside off that jagged back in sharply. Rohit, rooted to the crease, failed to cover the movement, and the ball sneaked through the gap between bat and pad, crashing into the top of the off stump. It was a classic dismissal for a batter struggling with footwork against swing, leaving Rohit looking stunned.
Rohit Sharma’s IPL stats since 2020
| Year | Inn | Runs | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 332 | 12 | 27.7 | 127.7 | 80 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 381 | 13 | 29.3 | 127.4 | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 268 | 14 | 19.1 | 120.2 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 332 | 16 | 20.8 | 132.8 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 417 | 13 | 32.1 | 150.0 | 105 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 71 | 1,738 | 70 | 24.8 | 131.9 | 105 | 7 | 1 |
Tale of 2 Rohit Sharmas
As seen in the table above, Rohit just doesn’t dominate in the IPL. Fans cannot put faith in him in the IPL which isn’t the case when it comes to international cricket. To give context, Rohit played 55 innings for India in T20Is from 2020 until his retirement in 2024. He scored 1598 runs at an average of 35 (well above 24.8) and at a strike rate of 145.53 (well above 131.9).
It is clear that it isn’t a skill issue. Maybe it would remain an unsolved mystery of cricket! Besides, Rohit’s ODI numbers have been mind-boggling as well in the same period. He has hammered 2224 runs at 47.31 and 112.83 across 51 one-day innings. For a player of his talent, you’d expect Rohit to club elite bowlers for fun in the IPL. Being an opener and playing most of his match on batting-friendly grounds, Rohit hasn’t justified himself in the cash-rich league despite being the 3rd highest run-getter in the history (6636 runs).
Most single-digit scores in IPL history ft. Rohit
| Rank | Player | Single-digit dismissals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohit Sharma* | 80 |
| 2 | Dinesh Karthik | 72 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli | 57 |
| 4 | Robin Uthappa | 57 |
| 5 | Shikhar Dhawan | 56 |
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