"If Your Name Isn't Rohit Sharma, You're Losing Your Place": England Great Drops Truth Bomb
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In three matches so far, Rohit Sharma has scored 0, 8, and 13, respectively, for the Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians (MI) finally earned their first victory of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday. Pacer Ashwani Kumar and opening batter Ryan Rickelton were the top performers for the franchise as MI secured a thumping 8-wicket victory. In an overall satisfactory performance, Mumbai Indians fans weren't pleased to see former skipper Rohit Sharma failing to leave his mark again. Rohit departed for a 12-ball 13, leaving fans scratching their heads once again. Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels another player in Rohit's place would've been dropped from the team for similar numbers.
In a chat on Cricbuzz, Vaughan highlighted how Rohit would be judged purely as a batter now that he isn't the captain of the Mumbai Indians franchise. The batter is even being used as an Impact Substitute, with the franchise deciding not to use his experience in the field in most of the matches.
"I always scratch my head with Rohit Sharma in Mumbai. I always think, if he's good enough to be the Indian captain, how is he not captain in Mumbai? I can always say that because I just don't get it. He's a wonderful captain for India. He's done a great job," said Vaughan.
"You'll have to look at what's happened in the last couple of years with the white ball scene. Now, if he's deemed the best person to captain the national side, how can he not be the best person to captain the franchise team? He's going to play the whole season. I'm probably stirring up another pot from last year," he added.
Since the start of the IPL 2025 season, Rohit has registered scores of 0, 8, and 13. Vaughan feels that had Rohit still been the team's captain, things would've been much different, as the management would have valued him in the leadership capacity, too. But, as a batter, it's just not good enough.
"You look at his numbers, you've got to remember, we're judging Rohit just as a batter now, because he's not the captain. Now, I think you can get away with average numbers, and they're average numbers. If your name's not Rohit Sharma, you're probably losing your place in the side at some stage with those numbers. They're not good enough for a player like Rohit Sharma," Vaughan asserted
