Mumbai: A few months back no one anticipated Team India’s top-performing batter Rohit Sharma would battle for his professional survival. Rohit currently fights through a career-threatening crisis that puts his performance at risk each time he plays. Test cricket failures pushed Rohit Sharma into the Ranji Trophy competition where he faced another setback. Rohit Sharma faces increasing pressure as only five or six more chances remain for him to produce results.
During the New Zealand and Australia Test series Rohit Sharma and numerous other batters showed complete lack of success at the batting crease. Rohit obtained only 31 runs throughout five innings during his Australian tour which raised doubts about his standing in Test cricket. Though Rohit insists he still has a career ahead he currently experiences negative conditions. Following a decade-long break Rohit returned to playing Ranji Trophy but his comeback attempt failed.
During the Thursday, January 23 match between Jammu & Kashmir and Mumbai at BKC ground Rohit batted for nineteen deliveries before Umar Nazir disposed him out for a total of three runs. Rohit repeated his Australian playing error when he hit a pull shot to get out just like how he got out during this match. The cricketer dealt with Pat Cummins’ strength in Melbourne but faced the newly celebrated Umar Nazir in this game.
Rohit achieved two Test-match hundreds versus England exactly 10-11 months ago before this latest start at BKC ground. After steering the team to success in the T20 World Cup through powerful batting along with outstanding captaincy he managed to lead his side to triumph. Throughout the ODI series in Sri Lanka Rohit alone contributed runs while the other batsmen struggled. Throughout the previous six months Rohit demonstrated no success across all domains.
Rohit faces his greatest opportunity to rebuild form by facing a maximum of six allotted batting innings throughout the Ranji Trophy clash. Rohit likely will enter the match’s second batting inning. A third Ranji match begins on January 30 which will give Rohit Sharma two more opportunities to hit. Three One-Day Internationals against England remain in Rohit Sharma’s upcoming international schedule. Rohit Sharma’s success during his upcoming six matches may help solve his batting issues while giving the team added strength before the Champions Tournament. Rohit faces a possible retirement from Indian cricket’s representative team following the upcoming Champions Trophy matches unless he can bounce back in upcoming matches.