The performance of Mumbai Indians star opener Rohit Sharma in the qualifier-2 match against Punjab Kings was not special. He returned to the pavilion after scoring just 8 runs. In this match, he also got a life donation for three runs, but he could not take full advantage of it. While Rohit got two life in the match against Gujarat Titans and he scored a brilliant 81 runs. After the defeat to Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians broke the dream of winning the sixth IPL title. With this defeat, questions are being raised whether Rohit Sharma played his final match in IPL on June 2? Has his IPL career ended after this defeat of Mumbai? These questions are echoing between fans and experts.
What is Rohit Sharma’s future in IPL?
Since Hardik Pandya became the captain of Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma now takes less on the field for fielding. He often gets a chance to bat as a substitute player. The 38 -year -old veteran retired from T20i cricket last year and also retired from Test cricket on 7 May 2025. Now he will be active only in ODI cricket.
Mumbai Indians have been ruled out of this season, so Rohit Sharma’s IPL future is also being questioned. Given his age and fitness, now his trust in his fielding has reduced, due to which he had to sit on the bench most of the time this season. However, he has performed his ability in batting.
Record of 300 sixes in IPL
This season Rohit Sharma played 15 matches, scoring 418 runs at an average of 29.85, including 4 fifties. Meanwhile, he also set a big record of hitting 300 sixes in IPL. As captain, he has appointed Mumbai Indians 5 times IPL champions. In total, he played 272 matches in the IPL, scoring 7046 runs in 267 innings at an average of 29.73, including 2 centuries and 47 half -centuries. Now it will be seen whether he will return to the field in the next season or IPL 2025 will prove to be his last season.
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