Rohit Sharma IPL 2025 Stats: 56 Runs in 5 Innings | Batting Average 11.20

0, 8, 13, 17, 18—they fit well in the math books of the kids as ‘smallest to largest numbers’. But one is completely incompatible with Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma has batted in five innings so far in this year’s IPL. The numbers are his runs in each innings. A total of 56 runs at an average of 11.20, with a maximum of 18. Some may say that many people get such ranks. It is true. But Rohit’s ranks are not only this year. India’s ‘hitman’ has not scored runs in the IPL for the last three seasons.

Statistics say that since the start of the 2023 IPL, Wriddhiman Saha has the lowest batting average of 20.28. And the batsman with the second lowest average of 24.39 is Rohit Sharma. The calculation has been made based on all the batsmen who have batted at least 25 innings. Wriddhiman has not been a first-class player in India for a long time. He was never known as a T20 batsman. And he also bats in the middle order or lower.

But Rohit Sharma is a complete batsman, playing in the opening position. He was the captain of the Indian T20 team until it won the T20 World Cup last year. He is still the ODI and Test captain of the national team of the country of 1.4 billion people. He also won the ICC Champions Trophy a few days ago.

Rohit Sharma, who has been playing since the first season of the IPL, has so far scored 43 fifties and 2 centuries in the tournament. Of these, he has only been able to touch fifty 3 times in 39 matches played since 2022. Mumbai Indians fans are now looking for the 'Hitman'. If possible, they should put up a 'lost notice'.

But why did Hitman Rohit Sharmadisappear like this? He has won the trophy for Mumbai 5 times as captain. His name is number three in the list of highest runs in the IPL (6684 runs). But for the last few seasons, Rohit has been a different cricketer. Earlier, he used to play cautiously at the beginning, batting calmly. Now he plays aggressively from the beginning. He takes the responsibility of creating pressure on the opponent at the beginning of the match on his shoulders. But it is clear that it is not working in the IPL.

He has not been captaining since last year. The Mumbai Indians authorities have handed over the leadership to Hardik Pandya. Rohit is not expected to play big innings at this time of comparative independence. Yet, many explanations are being practiced in the media and social media behind his inability. Some say that at the age of 37, Rohit Sharma does not have the same speed as before. Some say that he is not preparing for T20 after retiring from international T20s.

However, Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene is not at all worried about Rohit Sharma's ranking. At least not publicly. When asked about Rohit's form, the Mumbai coach said, "He is working on the type of ball that is causing problems. He is an experienced player."

Mumbai still has 9 matches left in the league stage this season. Let's see if the hitman can be found in them.