The ICC T20 World Cup is just on the horizon. And ahead of this mega tournament, Rohit Sharma’s form is a major concern for the Indian Cricket Team. Though the Indian skipper will be playing his 9th T20 World Cup, he has not in good form in the tournament. Adding for insults to his injury will be current and past year’s IPL form.
Good Captain, Bad Batter!
There are no doubts about the ability of Rohit Sharma as a batter. In fact he is the only batter in the planet who has 5 T20I tons under his name. But in the ICC T20 World Cups Rohit’s poor form can be a major cause of concern for the Men in Blue.
Rohit Sharma is a an able captain, but his poor run in T20 tournaments coupled with poor in IPL will be a concern. It will be on head coach Rahul Dravid to find out a solution to help Rohit fire on all cylinders like he did in ODI World Cup 2023.
Rohit Sharma Stats in ICC T20 World Cups
| Series | Mat | Runs | Ave | SR | 50 |
| TC WC 07/08 | 4 | 88 | – | 144.26 | 1 |
| TC WC 2009 | 5 | 131 | 32.75 | 122.42 | 1 |
| TC WC 2010 | 3 | 84 | 84 | 155.55 | 1 |
| TC WC 12/13 | 5 | 82 | 41 | 130.15 | 1 |
| TC WC 13/14 | 6 | 200 | 40 | 123.45 | 2 |
| TC WC 15/16 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 107.31 | 0 |
| TC WC 21/22 | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 151.3 | 2 |
| TC WC 22/23 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 106.42 | 1 |
In the Indian Premier League, Rohit Sharma has been able captain for Mumbai Indians. But the hard-hitter has been quite shy of runs in the recent past if compared with other star openers across the league. His best campaign came back in 2021 where he managed to score 381 runs from 14 games.
Interestingly, IPL 2024 has been quite sub par but the Hitman has showed some signs of progress. His average has reached 30 and his strike rate has crossed 152.78. But the question remains – Is that enough?
Rohit Sharma Stats in IPL in recent years
| IPL | Mat | Runs | Ave | SR |
| 2024 | 12 | 330 | 30 | 152.78 |
| 2023 | 16 | 332 | 20.75 | 132.8 |
| 2022 | 14 | 268 | 19.14 | 120.18 |
| 2021 | 13 | 381 | 29.3 | 127.42 |
| 2020 | 12 | 332 | 27.66 | 127.69 |
More on T20 WC
Other top order batters for Team India has been in deft touch in IPL 2024. Fellow opener Yashasvi Jaiswal started the campaign on a slow note but roared back to form with some huge knocks. On the other hand, ace batter Virat Kohli has been a class apart compared to others.
Kohli comfortably sits at the top of the most runs scored list and will look to carry his fine form in the ICC T20 World Cup. But Rohit’s lack of finding runs at this crucial juncture of time is a ticking time bomb for India. T20 World Cup is a big tournament and naturally hopes will be high on the Men in Blue.
India came close to lifting the ODI World Cup but surrendered to Australia in the finals. On the other hand, India’s ICC jinx continues for 11 years. And should India want to break the jinx then apart from equal contributions from everyone, the captain of the ship will have to lead by example with his bat.
