Rohit Sharma's Chosen Batting "Template Not Working": EX-CSK And India Star On MI Captain's Lean Patch

17.05.2023 - 13:43 sports.ndtv.com

Amid Rohit Sharma's ongoing rough patch with the bat in the Indian Premier League (IPL), former India captain Sunil Gavaskar had urged the Mumbai Indians skipper to take a break from the sport and focus on the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final.

So far in 13 IPL 2023 matches, Rohit has scored just 257 at an average of 19.77, hitting just one half-century. Speaking on his IPL struggles, former India wicketkeeper-batter Robin Uthappa suggested that Rohit doesn't need a break.

Uthappa feels that Rohit's current batting template of "playing uber-aggressive cricket" isn't working for him. "I don't there is much wrong with his form.

When he is batting at the crease, he is playing like the Rohit Sharma we all know. I don't think the template he has chosen is not necessarily working for him.

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Australia all-rounder Cameron Green hopes to bring the calmness of Rohit Sharma into his game, having spent a quality time with the India captain in the Mumbai Indians dugout in IPL this year. Green, with 452 runs and six wickets, played a key role in MI's campaign this season under Rohit's captaincy, even though the five-time champions were eventually knocked out in Qualifier 2.

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