Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma‘s lean patch with the bat has been one of many speaking factors of the continued Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Through the match in opposition to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday, Rohit did not contribute with the bat as soon as once more. He was dismissed on 7 (8) by Wanindu Hasaranga within the fifth over of MI’s 200-run chase. Nonetheless, he acquired out after a somewhat controversial choice from the third umpire, following a DRS name from RCB.
Hasaranga’s supply struck Rohit on his left pad, and the RCB spinner made a loud lbw attraction, which was turned down by the on-field umpire.
Nonetheless, RCB shortly challenged the choice, and the ball monitoring confirmed three reds. Whereas the on-field umpire needed to change his preliminary name, former India batter Mohammad Kaif was baffled by the DRS name following Rohit’s dismissal.
“Whats up DRS, yeh thoda jyada nahi ho gaya? How can this be lbw?,” Kaif tweeted.
Whats up DRS, yeh thoda jyada nahi ho gaya? How can this be lbw? pic.twitter.com/bAgFNevUXL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) Might 9, 2023
Following his dismissal in opposition to RCB, Rohit set an undesirable batting file to his title.
Rohit’s knock was his fifth successive single-digit rating in IPL 2023, registering this undesirable batting file for the primary time in his IPL profession. In his earlier 4 innings earlier than this, he had scores of two,3,0 and 0.
His earlier worst efficiency was in IPL 2017, when he was dismissed for 3,2,4 and 0 in his facet’s first 4 matches of the season.
This IPL season is shaping as much as be his worst as a batter. In 11 matches, he has scored solely 191 runs at a median of 17.36 and a strike price of 124.84. He has registered one half-century within the event thus far, with one of the best rating of 65.
MI gained the sport by seven wickets.
(With ANI Inputs)
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