Former Mumbau Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma didn't shy away from admitting the fact that he failed to deliver his best in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 which saw the side finished their campaign at the bottom of the points table
Mumbai Indians ended their forgettable campaign on a losing note as they suffered an 18-run defeat to Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday, May 19.
Rohit Sharma lit the Wankhede Stadium with his vintage batting performance as he played a scintillating innings of 68 off 64 off 38 balls, including 10 fours and a six, at a strike rate of 178.95. However, his effort went in vain as Mumbai Indians failed to achieve the 215-run target set by Lucknow Super Giants.
Speaking on Jio Cinema after the match, Rohit Sharma said that he didn't live up to the standard of his batting, adding that he doesn't want to dissect on his average season and instead focusing on areas of improvement.
"As a batter, I know I didn't live up to the standard. But, after playing for all these years, I know that if I overthink, I won't play well. All I try is to stay in a good mindset, in the right zone, keep practicing, and improve on all the flaws in my game. That's all I kept doing." former MI captain.
After his vailant unbeaten 105-run knock against Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium, Rohit Sharma endured a string of poor performances. However, the 37-year-old managed to silence his critics with his blazing fifty in the MI's final match of the season against LSG.
In IPL 2024, Rohit Sharma amassed 417 runs, including a century and a fifty, at an average of 32.07 and a strike rate of 150.00 in 14 matches.
Will Rohit Sharma continue to play for Mumbai Indians in the next IPL season?
Following Mumbai Indians' final match of the season, there has been speculations that Rohit Sharma played his last game in MI jersey as he is likely to be not part of the five-time IPL champions from the next IPL season onwards.
Ahead of the IPL 2024, Rohit Sharma was unceremoniously sacked from the his captaincy and replaced him with Hardik Pandya. The MI management's decision received a backlash from the fans who questioned the franchise for their morale behind removing Rohit Sharma as a captain despite leading the inside to record five IPL titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
Neither Mumbai Indians nor Rohit Sharma spoke about his future with the franchise.
Rohit Sharma will return to action when he will lead Team India in the upcoming T20 World Cup, slated to take place in the USA and West Indies on June 2.
