Rohit Sharma Returns After 9 Years Comeback in Indian Cricket
Rohit Sharma surprises fans with a memorable appearance after 9 years, marking a significant moment in his career and Indian cricket. Discover the full
Rohit Sharma Returns After 9 Years Comeback in Indian Cricket
The question was raised loudly among the general audience. Former cricketers like Virender Sehwag had also made a strong comment that 'it's time for retirement'. Why not? After playing 6 matches and not being able to touch 20 in an innings - the future of the batsman who has failed so continuously will be questioned.
Rohit Sharma responded to all those criticisms in the match against Chennai on Sunday. He played an innings of 76 runs off 45 balls. He showed that his return to scoring runs is not a one-match incident, today against Sunrisers Hyderabad. This time he scored 70 runs off 46 balls. The batsman, who had an average of only 14 in the first six matches, scored fifty in two consecutive matches.
In today's fifty, Rohit Sharma has brought back an old feat of his. Rohit Sharma last played fifty+ in two consecutive matches in the 2016 IPL. He repeated the same feat today after 9 years.
Mumbai Indians also won on Rohit Sharma's second consecutive fifty. Batting first, Hyderabad gave away 143 runs for 8 wickets. Chasing, Mumbai won the match by 7 wickets with 26 balls in hand, relying on Rohit's fifty.
Batting first, Hyderabad lost 4 wickets for just 13 runs in the match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Then, the fifth wicket fell for 35 runs.
From there, Heinrich Klaasen and Abhinav Manohar took Hyderabad's run to 150 runs. The two added 99 runs for the sixth wicket. Klaasen scored 71 off 44 balls, Manohar 43 off 37 balls. Trent Boult took 4 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs.
However, Mumbai did not have to lose momentum when chasing. Although Ryan Rickelton was dismissed at the beginning, Rohit Sharma took the team to victory by putting on a 64-run partnership for the second wicket with Will Jacks. He was dismissed 15 runs short of victory after scoring 70 runs with 8 fours and 3 sixes.
Mumbai is now at number three in the IPL points table with 10 points from 9 matches. Hyderabad is at number nine out of 10 teams after losing 6 of their 8 matches.
