In Rohit’s last 16 innings across formats in the 2024-25 season, he scored only 166 runs at an average of 10.37. During the first ODI against England in Nagpur on Thursday when Indian skipper managed just two runs off seven balls, calls for Rohit Sharma retirement got louder. Opening the batting along with Yashasvi Jaiswal, In the 1st five overs Rohit Sharma play just five balls.
With the pressure mounting on, the Indian skipper tried to flick a fuller delivery from right arm fast medium Saqib Mahmood early. Rohit Sharma scored only two runs off seven balls.
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Notably, Rohit Sharma scored only 166 runs in his last 16 innings across all formats in the 2024-25 season at an average of 10.37. His scores in the last 16 innings are 6,5,23,8,2,52,0,8,18,11,3,6,10, 3,9 and 2.
The pattern of Rohit Sharma dismissal was also almost same to his struggles in the Tests against New Zealand and Australia and Ranji Trophy against Jammu and Kashmir.
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Apart from Rohit Sharma early dismissal, India chased down England’s 248 all out with ease. Even after Axar Patel, promoted up the order ahead of KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya,repaid the Indian team management’s faith with Patel’s third ODI fifty. In the absence of Virat Kohli, Shubham Gill who was batting at No.3, first staged a partnership of 94 runs with Shreyas Iyer for the third wicket before forging another 108 runs with Axar Patel.
