In a surprising turn of events, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma did not open the innings in the match against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings. Instead, Cameron Green opened the innings along with Ishan Kishan to get some quick runs on a slow Chennai wicket.
As it turned out, the CSK bowlers were prepared for Green, as he was removed in the second over. The team captain then walked out to bat at number three, but the strategy backfired for the five-time champions. After losing Kishan in the third over, Rohit tried to play an attacking stroke but lost his wicket to Deepak Chahar in the same over.
On the fifth delivery of the over, MS Dhoni came up to the stumps, indicating that the delivery might be slow. Rohit attempted to take advantage of this by playing a lap shot against him, but he was unable to time it well. The ball struck the edge of his bat before descending into the hands of Ravindra Jadeja, who was stationed at the backward point.
The 36-year-old departed without adding anything to the scoreboard in the three balls that he played. Notably, this was Rohit Sharma’s 16th duck in the IPL, the highest by any batsman in the league’s history. The most successful captain in the IPL would not want to be associated with such a record.
In the meantime, fans have been trolling the Indian skipper for his continued failures in the ongoing tournament. So far in the tournament, Rohit has only managed to score 184 runs in 10 innings at an underwhelming average of 18.4. Given that this is also a World Cup year, he would like to improve his numbers in the remaining few games of the season.
“Going pretty well, had a couple of good games, just about continuing the momentum. We have some worries, but we’ve started to do well. It’s been challenging to find the right players and the right combinations,” Rohit said ahead of the match.
Here is how fans reacted to Rohit Sharma’s wicket
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— Panjab Kings ? (@NoOne_Knowz) May 6, 2023
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Duck Se Bachne Ke Liye Opening Nahi Kiya Firvi Duck???— Goat By Brain (@GoatByBrain) May 6, 2023
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— vikram sharma (@vikrams24570356) May 6, 2023
— Nirmal Jyothi (@majornirmal) May 6, 2023
Batting position nayi score wahi! ??
— Pooh (@ThodaYehThodaWo) May 6, 2023
Rohit sharma to ab wtc final ka preparation karna chahiye.. bekar ka time waste kar rha
— Abhinav singh (@Abhinav_tmk) May 6, 2023
no drama
no aggression
Just 16 ducks in IPL
Duckman Rohit sharma— divz (@koliesque) May 6, 2023
Master Stroke. Mahi bhai pic.twitter.com/A7jKPHDVVp
— jetha hi?ler ? (@sterns_haschen) May 6, 2023
Record of most duck with most trophies
— Shubman Gang (@ShubmanGang) May 6, 2023
— Pawan Shukla (@Shukla8175) May 6, 2023
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— djay (@djaywalebabu) May 6, 2023
