Virender Sehwag tears apart Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav after Mumbai's loss, 'You could be great players...'
Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata, India, Saturday, May. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma hasn't been in the best of form since hit valiant century against the Chennai Super Kings last month. However, the 19 (24) run knock by Rohit against the Kolkata Knight Riders has raised concerns about the Indian captain's form ahead of the upcoming T-20 World Cup.
Notably, Rohit has failed to get into the double digit scores in 4 out of his last 7 matches. Moreover, the former MI skipper has a highest score of 34 since scoring the century against Chennai Super Kings last month.
Former cricketers like Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan have also raised doubts on Rohit's batting tactics this season. Sharing concern about Rohit Sharma's form in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Pathan wrote, “Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma’s form is a big worry for Mumbai and Indians. You hope that they come back to form quickly.”
Virendra Sehwag's advice for Rohit Sharma:
Meanwhile, former India opener Virender Sehwag suggested that Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav would have had a chance to finish the game on Saturday if they would not have shown some respect to good deliveries.
In an interaction with Cricbuzz, Sehwag said, “Whoever bowls good, just play him out. If two wickets hadn't fallen, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav could've finished the match an over before. Vaibhav Arora, Mitchell Starc, Andre Russell and Harshit Rana had to ball anyway; if they played out the spinners and didn't lose the wickets, they would've won the game,”
“You could be Rohit Sharma or Suryakumar Yadav, but at least respect the delivery if you can't respect the bowler. The ball on which Rohit Sharma got out wasn't a weak ball. No doubt Rohit and Suryakumar are great players, but that doesn't mean you should hit the good deliveries, too,” Sehwag further added.