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