Watch: Ravi Shastri’s Honest Take on Rohit Sharma’s Poor Form

According to former India head coach Ravi Shastri, The Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma’s workload “has doubled” over the past few years. He also said that Rohit’s ineffectiveness as a batsman has had an impact on his captaincy. Having guided MI to five title victories—the most in the IPL—in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020, Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

However, past season was one of their worst, as they finished bottom in the rankings with only four victories in 14 games. They lost their first two games this season as well before stringing together a few victories. They are currently positioned sixth in the rankings.

Shastri said that Rohit’s captaincy has suffered as a result of his poor batting record.

The work of a captain gets considerably simpler if the team enters a run-scoring purple patch. The body language and intensity on the pitch shift compared to times when the team is not scoring runs. No matter who you are, you can go flat, said Shastri to ESPNcricinfo.

Rohit, the captain of MI, is having a difficult IPL 2023 season so far, scoring 184 runs at an average of 18.39 and a strike rate of 126.89 in 10 games. There are two ducks in this.

“As a captain, it is more crucial that your performances matter in this situation. Due to his current professional stage and the team they have, it is more difficult currently. Once they start to gel together, the same squad may become a fantastic team in a year or two. But the captain’s responsibility is to find the perfect mixture, he said.