Former Indian captain and veteran starter of his day Sunil Gavaskar has advised Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma to take a break. Rohit Sharma’s bat is silent in IPL 2023. He is struggling to score runs continuously. Rohit has scored just 181 runs in seven games this season.
Sunil Gavaskar, the first to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, said Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma should take a break for a few matches in the ongoing IPL and focus on the World Test Championship final. . Rohit had another bad day on Tuesday when he was dismissed for two runs on eight balls against the Gujarat Titans.
The Mumbai captain has not had much success with the bat this season. He has so far scored just 181 runs in seven matches at an average of 25.86 and a strike rate of 135.07. He has been fired between the ages of 20 and 45 four times.
After the match, Sunil Gavaskar on Star Sports suggested Rohit to take a break for a few matches in the IPL and come back in the later stages of the tournament to be in rhythm for the WTC final.
Gavaskar said that I want to see some changes in the batting order for the Mumbai Indians. To be honest, I would also say that Rohit should also take a break for a while and stay in shape for the World Test Championship final.
He further said that he just looks a little worried. Maybe he’s thinking about the WTC final, I don’t know. He should take a break of three or four games so he can get into the rhythm for the World Test Championship final.
On Mumbai’s performance, Gavaskar said that the franchise needs some miracle to help them qualify for the playoffs. Gavaskar said that only a miracle can see him qualify for the IPL playoffs, as he is at the moment, yes, he may finish at number four, but he will have to play exceptional cricket, both with bat and bowler.