IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma Not Going Through A Bad Patch Like Virat Kohli: Sanjay Manjrekar

Former player Sanjay Manjrekar has differentiated Rohit Sharma’s absence of runs in IPL 2022 from Virat Kohli’s “awful form”. He said the Mumbai Indians captain, notwithstanding scoring practically a similar number of runs as Kohli this season, is examining great touch. He resumed that Sharma is not able to get the enormous knock that he and his team frantically care about.

While Rohit Sharma has scored 114 runs from six matches at an average of 19, Virat Kohli has gathered 119 runs from seven matches at 19.83. There isn’t a lot of contrast in their strike rate either, with Rohit striking at 129.55 and Kohli at right around 124. Both Indian batting backbones have been unable to score even a solitary 50 up until this point.

Rohit Sharma’s Machinery Looks In Top Condition: Sanjay Manjrekar

Manjrekar’s comments while evaluating Mumbai’s issues in front of their contest against Chennai Super Kings on Friday. He said Rohit’s “machinery looks in top condition” and he simply needs to try not to lose his wicket contrary to the situation.

Manjrekar told ESPNcricinfo: “Rohit is hitting good 20s and whenever he plays he looks in good touch. It’s not a bad patch like Virat Kohli who doesn’t look in good form. Rohit’s machinery looks in top condition but then he gets out suddenly. He’s just not getting the (Jos) Buttler-like big score that Mumbai wants from him.”

Pollard Needs To Contribute More With The Ball: Sanjay Manjrekar

Manjrekar additionally broke down the unremarkable returns of Rohit’s initial accomplice, Ishan Kishan, and Mumbai’s lower-order champion Kieron Pollard. He said while Ishan attempts to return to his attacking best with the bat, Pollard ought to begin offering more with the ball, which his team is lacking. Manjrekar added:

“I have seen Ishan Kishan’s bad patch before as well. When he goes through a bit of low confidence, his strike rate also dips to the 80s, as happened in the first half of the IPL. He simply needs to be back in form.

“Pollard needs to contribute more with the ball. If he isn’t getting the impactful big scores with the bat, he should be used more with the ball because there’s a massive requirement there.”

Pollard, aside from scoring 82 runs from six games, has bowled seven overs across two matches in the competition. He got one wicket at an expense of 70 runs across all games. He has had an adequate number of opportunities to dominate matches with the bat, as he’s done so often previously, yet has been unable to do as such.

The 5-time champions will take on rivals Chennai Super Kings in their next game on 21 April at the Dr DY Patil Stadium.

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