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India's veteran opener Rohit Sharma has been struggling to find form in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The former Mumbai Indians (MI) captain has managed to score just 56 runs from five innings at an average of 11.20. Following Rohit's lacklustre run, former India women's cricket team captain Anjum Chopra has said that 37-year-old is not helping MI who have lost four out of six games in the ongoing season.
"You can be out of form. It's not a crime to be out of form. The only idea is that it's not helping, it's not setting the start that Mumbai Indians were looking for or are looking for right at the top," Anjum told PTI Videos.
Chopra suggests change of position for Rohit
Chopra believes Hardik Pandya-led MI may look to push Rohit down the order. She feels that Rohit is struggling to recover from ICC Champions Trophy 2025 where he put in a lot of energy to help India win the title.
"So, I mean, they have options, they can always look at pushing Rohit Sharma down the order or not utilizing all those options are always there. But it's not that Rohit Sharma is out of form, it's just that sometimes you don't start the tournament on that good a note or that high a note and it can affect you as a batter or as a player as well.
"So, it's part and parcel. It's like we are, we are watching a tournament as and when it's an IPL or a World Cup. But tell me in a World Cup, would you want your best batter to be in form in a World Cup or not? And a lot of energy goes into delivering that kind of performance.
"Some people recover from that and step into the next tournament quicker than most or others. It's not that others can't get into it. He hasn't got that kind of a start but then we know what kind of a player he is or what kind of a match winner is," said the 47-year-old.
Rohit's record vs SRH
MI registered their first away win against Delhi Capitals (DC) by 12 runs. MI will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Wankhede Stadium on April 17. Rohit has scored 439 runs from 23 innings at an average of 21.95, including two half-centuries.
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