For Rohit Sharma in the meanwhile, it’s misplaced: Tom Moody on India batter’s poor run in T20 World Cup 2022

T20 World Cup 2022: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had a torrid time within the mega occasion as he scored solely 116 runs at a median of 19.33 and a strike-rate of 106.42.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 10, 2022 22:58 IST

For Rohit in the meanwhile, it’s misplaced: Moody on IND batter’s poor run in T20 WC 2022. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Former all-rounder Tom Moody reckoned that Rohit Sharma tried his greatest to return out of his poor run of type, however failed to take action. In T20 World Cup 2022, the 34-year-old Rohit had a torrid time with the bat on the prime of the order.

In six matches, the Nagpur-born batter may solely rating 116 runs at a median of 19.33 and a strike-rate of 106.42. On Thursday, November 10, Rohit did not get going after Jos Buttler’s England despatched India in to bat first on the Adelaide Oval.

Rohit stayed till the ninth over, however may solely rating 27 runs at lower than a run-a-ball. Chris Jordan, who changed an injured Mark Wood, dismissed him after the batter unsuccessfully tried to clear long-on.

“He seems like a number of leaders in this tournament at the top of the order that have had their struggles finding the rhythm to their game and the timing in their game,” Moody was quoted as saying on ESPNcricinfo.

“We have seen it with Kane Williamson, we’ve seen it with Aaron Finch and Babar Azam. They are quality players, but just haven’t found their rhythm,” he said.

“For Rohit Sharma, at the moment, it is lost. It nearly looked like he was going to break his shackles and burst through with a series of boundaries but it just didn’t happen for him,” Moody added.

After failing to attain large in opposition to Pakistan on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rohit made amends with a half-century in opposition to the Netherlands. However, the veteran did not up the ante simply when he was required to step up and get substantial scores.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Nov 10, 2022