Is Rohit Sharma a big match failure in ICC Tournaments knockouts?

[Ted123]

Every single time he plays for India in a high profile knockout match, he produces a shambolic performance with bat which leads to initial collapse for India.

2015 WC vs Australia, Semi Final
2017 CT vs Pakistan, Final
2019 WC vs New Zealand, Semi Final
2021 WTC Final vs New Zealand
2021 WT20 vs New Zealand

It is hard to think any memorable performance from Rohit Sharma in a must- win World Tournament match for his team. Does he have any?

 

[Rana]

They tried to shield him by sending him at no.3 to avoid Boult, yet he was still supposed to be out first ball to Trent today.

Pathetic tbh

 

[Justcrazy]

Rohit Sharma is one of the best ever white ball batsman ever , but his peak is over . We need to understand slowly age will catch up.

Right now he is over 34 officially, but in reality, he would be around 37. Its not easy to keep performing with the same intensity. He will continue to play some decent knocks but he will not create same impact .

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Rohit Sharma is finished. He’s what 34 on google but 38 in reality.

Imagine being one of the best LOI opener, and getting demoted to number 3 for an inexperienced player, that too because he struggles against lefties.

 

[Ted123]

Rohit Sharma is one of the best ever white ball batsman ever , but his peak is over . We need to understand slowly age will catch up.

Right now he is over 34 officially, but in reality, he would be around 37. Its not easy to keep performing with the same intensity. He will continue to play some decent knocks but he will not create same impact .

Rohit Sharma - Best ever white ball batsman
Virat Kohli - Best ever white ball batsman

ICC Tournaments won :- 0

 

[Bewal Express]

In big matches you trust your best players and Ind made a howler by demoting him to 3. It creates panic and uncertainty in the ranks and it didn't work.

 

[topspin]

Rohit Sharma - Best ever white ball batsman
Virat Kohli - Best ever white ball batsman

ICC Tournaments won :- 0

Kohli has won a WC.

 

[NishanKonar]

Rohit Sharma - Best ever white ball batsman
Virat Kohli - Best ever white ball batsman

ICC Tournaments won :- 0

Rohit - 2007 T20 WC
Kohli - 2011 ODI WC
Rohit & Kohli - 2013 CT

 

[PakistanFan1991]

Overhyped player. Benefitted massively from IPL related hype. Also Benefitted massively from having batted on dead wickets in this era and the fielding changes etc.
Not seen him do much in tough conditions bar 1 or 2 innings and inevitably fails in pressure situations of an ICC tournament. I just don't see anything special that makes me say he's anything more than a good batsman, certainly not a GOAT like some of his notorious fans make him out to be

 

[Ted123]

I meant after 2013. Till 2013, they were youngsters and it was Dhoni's team. These guys came into discussion of best ever white ball batsman by 2018-19, not in 2013.

 

[NishanKonar]

Rohit Sharma is finished. He’s what 34 on google but 38 in reality.

Imagine being one of the best LOI opener, and getting demoted to number 3 for an inexperienced player, that too because he struggles against lefties.

Rohit was born in a upper class family and went to good private school in big metro. Nearly impossible to fudge his age as Indian birth dates are as per your school leaving certificate

So his age is most likely 34

 

[NishanKonar]

I meant after 2013. Till 2013, they were youngsters and it was Dhoni's team. These guys become best ever white ball batsman by 2018-19, not in 2013.

Rohit and Kohli were regular in 2013 CT bot youngsters. But yes I get your point. This generation kinda screwed up in big ICC events without seniors

Although they did better in tests

 

[Dingolfy]

Rohit was born in a upper class family and went to good private school in big metro. Nearly impossible to fudge his age as Indian birth dates are as per your school leaving certificate

So his age is most likely 34

Also age fudging in India is more of a North Indian thing. Rohit is from Maharashtra and is South Indian.

 

[NishanKonar]

Also age fudging in India is more of a North Indian thing. Rohit is from Maharashtra and is South Indian.

Yes mostly North Indian phenomenon and from small towns. Delhi boy fudging age will be easier to catch by tracing his school compared to small town boys from remote locations

 

[Ted123]

When you have two of the best ever white ball batsman at the peak of their powers for 5-6 years (2015-2021), you expect them to win not one but actually multiple World Tournaments on their own.

They have underperformed in ICC Tournaments knockouts, especially Rohit Sharma. Atleast Kohli has significant performances in World T20 knockouts, Rohit always looks in trouble vs a left arm seamer in a knockout which every top team will have at the top.

 

[Savak]

Gautam Gambhir in his post match analysis more or less indirectly called both Rohit and Kohli over rated where they are Kings in bilateral contests but always are exposed at the big stage

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Yes mostly North Indian phenomenon and from small towns. Delhi boy fudging age will be easier to catch by tracing his school compared to small town boys from remote locations

Isn’t Sehwag from Delhi?

I’m sure there was an interview of him admitting that everyone gets their age reduced by 2 years at U-19 cricket.

 

[Dingolfy]

Gautam Gambhir in his post match analysis more or less indirectly called both Rohit and Kohli over rated where they are Kings in bilateral contests but always are exposed at the big stage

To be honest, Rohit had good a 2019 WC till the last match.

 

[Savak]

To be honest, Rohit had good a 2019 WC till the last match.

Tbh India was on top in the group stages where there was no pressure of being knocked out. In the SF when the pressure was really on, the big guns succumbed and flopped. Gambhir is highlighting this pattern where the Indian big gun players have consistently flopped when the pressure is on and the stakes are so high where a single mistake will cost you everything

 

[Dingolfy]

Tbh India was on top in the group stages where there was no pressure of being knocked out. In the SF when the pressure was really on, the big guns succumbed and flopped. Gambhir is highlighting this pattern where the Indian big gun players have consistently flopped when the pressure is on and the stakes are so high where a single mistake will cost you everything

I wont say group stage had no pressure. India-Pak WC matches are always high-pressure matches ( and this match was after the pulwama attack)and Rohit played really well to win that game.
And India had to be in Top 4 to move to semis and hence had to beat Australia and South Africa too.

 

[Ab Fan]

He has weakness vs left armers so these failures.

 

[Mobashir]

He has weakness vs left armers so these failures.

He has failed overall in T20 world cups. And it's not like he is playing his first or second. He is playing his 7th T20 world cup and has nearly nothing to show in them.
Overrated T20I cricketer and a hidder.

 

[MenInG]

Dubai: Rohit Sharma being pushed down to number three against New Zealand was an indication that the Indian team management did not trust the star opener to effectively counter the inswing of Trent Boult, feels former captain Sunil Gavaskar.

Rohit can be counted among the greats in white-ball cricket and is in line to lead India in the shortest format after Virat Kohli steps down at the end of the ongoing T20 World Cup. He was pushed to number three to accommodate Ishan Kishan at the top of the order on Sunday night.

At the start of the innings, Rohit is a tad vulnerable to the incoming ball as it was seen in the Pakistan clash. The move failed and so the entire Indian batting line up as the side laboured to 110 for seven in 20 overs. New Zealand chased down the target in 14.3 overs to hand another crushing loss. Also Read - T20 World Cup 2021: We Benefited Immensely From Mitchell Santner's Spell in Middle Overs, Says Ish Sodhi

“Ishan Kishan is a hit-or-miss player and it is better if a batsman like him walks in No.4 or No.5. He could then play according to the situation of the game. Now what has happened is that Rohit Sharma has been told that we don’t trust you to face the left-arm fast bowling of Trent Boult,” Gavaskar told ‘India Today’.

“If you do that to a player who has been playing at a position for so many years, he himself will think that maybe he doesn’t have the ability. If Ishan Kishan had made 70-odd runs we would have applauded. But when the ploy doesn’t work, you are going to be criticised,” he added.

Kishan, who had been picked in the squad as a reserve opener, came to open alongside K L Rahul. Skipper Kohli moved down a spot and batted at four.

Gavaskar did not agree with the changes in the batting order.

“I don’t know if it is a fear of failure but I know that whatever changes they made to the batting order today did not work.

“Rohit Sharma is such a great batsman and he has been sent in at No.3. Kohli himself, who has made so many runs at No.3 demotes himself to No.4. A young player like Ishan Kishan has been given the responsibility of opening the batting,” said Gavaskar.

With back to back losses, pre-tournament favourites India stare at an early exit from the tournament.

https://www.india.com/sports/rohit-...m-to-face-trent-boult-sunil-gavaskar-5078941/

 

[Ab Fan]

He has failed overall in T20 world cups. And it's not like he is playing his first or second. He is playing his 7th T20 world cup and has nearly nothing to show in them.
Overrated T20I cricketer and a hidder.

Agreed.

In LOIs, both Kohli and ABD are much better than him.

 

[volcyz]

How come people are saying he’s 37 and not 34?

 

[DHONI183]

Barring two to three absolutely gun innings in the inaugural World T20 in 2007, where he was yet to be the big name that he is now, I can hardly remember him doing anything for India in big matches, and this is the primary reason why I´ve never rated this guy much. I´ll take a Dhawan even on one leg any day of the week over this overly hyped so-called Hitman! I absolutely can´t stand the hype around him.

That being said, a century is on its way against one of the three weaker teams coming up next. Stay tuned.....

 

[Mobashir]

Agreed.

In LOIs, both Kohli and ABD are much better than him.

Not only them, they are many better batsmen than Hideman!

 

[Charmander]

Would Indian fans really prefer Rohit over Virat as T20 captain when Rohit himself is a bottler in knockout matches?

 

[Abhilash93]

Public memory is so short lived.

Not long ago, Rohit was 2019 World Cup's highest run scorer with 648 runs and 5 hundreds in 9 matches @ avg of 81. He was the one who saved India the blushes in the quarter-final match against Bangladesh.

He may not have done well in a few important matches in T20 WCs but has an overall decent record in these tournaments with average of 36 @ 126 SR over 14-15 years.

Failures in a few T20 knockouts is too small a sample size to call him a bottler in all ICC tournaments.

 

[Justcrazy]

Rohit Sharma - Best ever white ball batsman
Virat Kohli - Best ever white ball batsman

ICC Tournaments won :- 0

ICC Tournaments' win is not the criteria to be the best batsman or bowler. There have been other greats who have not won a Major ICC Tournament.

 

[Justcrazy]

Rohit was born in a upper class family and went to good private school in big metro. Nearly impossible to fudge his age as Indian birth dates are as per your school leaving certificate

So his age is most likely 34

Why is it impossible ? He is not Rohan Gavaskar , most Asian players are clearly reducing age when they play under 15 and under 19

 

[Justcrazy]

How come people are saying he’s 37 and not 34?

That is how in Asia birth certificates are made.

 

[srh]

Every single time he plays for India in a high profile knockout match, he produces a shambolic performance with bat which leads to initial collapse for India.

2015 WC vs Australia, Semi Final
2017 CT vs Pakistan, Final
2019 WC vs New Zealand, Semi Final
2021 WTC Final vs New Zealand
2021 WT20 vs New Zealand

It is hard to think any memorable performance from Rohit Sharma in a must- win World Tournament match for his team. Does he have any?

Thats why I dont believe he is world class player. When the going gets tough, he goes missing. Kohli on the other hand, has shown memorable performances when India badly needs it. Kohli >>> Rohit

 

[DHONI183]

Whilst I myself have jumped on the bandwagon of bashing Rohit, I must still state here that he's a far better limted-overs cricket captain than Kohli, and not many would know this better than me because MS Dhoni has been on the receiving end of two one-run finals that he lost to the man in the IPL which included some sharp captaincy by Rohit. He seems like a smart man who knows how to manage his bowlers and apply more pressure through field placements.

In fact, I came across a post on social media in which it was mentioned that the only multi-national tournament that India have won under Kohli was in fact the Asia Cup which he wasn't playing due to an injury and Rohit was captaining the team.

 

[drubwrubnat]

That is how in Asia birth certificates are made.

Currently its all online birth certificates. Atleast what i know.

Also its unfair to claim Rohits age is more than whats said. Just because Pakistan does this as a habit, dont drag us in this.

 

[TeymurBlake]

He has been a brilliant servant for India and has been there best and 2nd best batsman in that team for the last 5-6 years. He's just getting to the later stage of his career.

 

[Lego20]

Rohit Sharma has been a flaky player, generally - hit or miss. Was known for loose, throw away shots up until recently and has improved only marginally in recent times. So no, rather than a choker, he is just an unreliable player. Similar to Afridi - who was also not a choker but just plain unreliable, who would get out either due to mental spikes or good deliveries.

 

[Saj]

Hand/eye co-ordination has been brilliant for most of his career.

With age, the reflexes go and that co-ordination isn't as good.

 

[pakistani pride]

Rohit Sharma - Best ever white ball batsman
Virat Kohli - Best ever white ball batsman

ICC Tournaments won :- 0

uhmm no.

Kohli won the WC 2011 & CT 2013
Sharma won the T20 WC 2007 & CT 2013

 

[Technics 1210]

Over hyped. Over rated.

ONE century away.

Let this sink in.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Still the second greatest opener in ODIs.

 

[Ashmal]

Thats why I dont believe he is world class player. When the going gets tough, he goes missing. Kohli on the other hand, has shown memorable performances when India badly needs it. Kohli >>> Rohit

Both Kohli and Rohit have been massive failures in crunch games in ICC events

 

[Eye_Done]

Still the second greatest opener in ODIs.

Ask Aamir & Shaheen

 

[Mobashir]

Still the second greatest opener in ODIs.

No way.
You can't just go by stats other wise nearly no player of previous eras will make it to XI's so much the ODI game has changed over the last decade or so.

Rohit Sharma is slowest opener in the powerplay. That already disqualifies him for being best of any thing.
Ad to this might hide from the opening position if he sees a left arm pacer coming.

 

[Varun]

Over hyped. Over rated.

ONE century away.

Let this sink in.

Elaborate? 1 Century away in T20? Scoring a 100 in a 20-over game even as an opener is a big deal, and conditions in this format hardly vary across geographies anyway.

He has 4 T20i 100s in total.

 

[DHONI183]

Barring two to three absolutely gun innings in the inaugural World T20 in 2007, where he was yet to be the big name that he is now, I can hardly remember him doing anything for India in big matches, and this is the primary reason why I´ve never rated this guy much. I´ll take a Dhawan even on one leg any day of the week over this overly hyped so-called Hitman! I absolutely can´t stand the hype around him.

That being said, a century is on its way against one of the three weaker teams coming up next. Stay tuned.....

That was pretty close, wasn't it?

 

[srh]

King of soft runs

 

[Joseph Gomes]

No way.
You can't just go by stats other wise nearly no player of previous eras will make it to XI's so much the ODI game has changed over the last decade or so.

Rohit Sharma is slowest opener in the powerplay. That already disqualifies him for being best of any thing.
Ad to this might hide from the opening position if he sees a left arm pacer coming.

ODI changing is irrelevant, Sharma is as ahead of other openers since 2013 as Tendulkar was in 1990s. I would like to see who is better than Sharma when compared to their peers.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Ask Aamir & Shaheen

Why would I ask random newbies? Sharma has bigger LOI legacy than all of Pak batsmen combined. He has around a dozen world records lol

 

[Mahee]

Rohli and Kohli are the biggest chokers the sports world has ever seen.

 

[Mahee]

Ask Aamir & Shaheen

the same Shaheen will be butchered by Rohit next time if PAK gets to play a match against IND ..we all knew how effective Aamir was against Rohit in Asia cup right after the CT17 final

 

[Mobashir]

That was pretty close, wasn't it?

Yeah, you still have two more chances.

 

[Mobashir]

ODI changing is irrelevant, Sharma is as ahead of other openers since 2013 as Tendulkar was in 1990s. I would like to see who is better than Sharma when compared to their peers.

In an Era of quick scoring, he is the slowest opener in the powerplay. That ends the debate.

 

[Mobashir]

the same Shaheen will be butchered by Rohit next time if PAK gets to play a match against IND ..we all knew how effective Aamir was against Rohit in Asia cup right after the CT17 final

Rohit is the best ever whatever you want in those matches. Big game and you will never see him perform.

 

[Mahee]

Rohit is the best ever whatever you want in those matches. Big game and you will never see him perform.

oh..so you have already forgotten his 140 against Aamir in WC 2019 ?...Ok that was not a big game because he butchered your team but the latest match was a big game because he didn't score....both were group stage matches

 

[Ab Fan]

oh..so you have already forgotten his 140 against Aamir in WC 2019 ?...Ok that was not a big game because he butchered your team but the latest match was a big game because he didn't score....both were group stage matches

When Babar chases 240 vs NZ in ODI game, that is a big game though or when he plays supporting role in 150 run chase vs India after the wicket had got easier with dew coming in as well.

 

[DHONI183]

Yeah, you still have two more chances.

A century is a rarity in T20 cricket, man. 74 off 47 and a Man of the Match, I would give myself at least half a point there. Come on, be fair!

 

[Joseph Gomes]

In an Era of quick scoring, he is the slowest opener in the powerplay. That ends the debate.

Irrelevant again since Sharma makes up for slow start when he settles down. He gets out cheaply without wasting balls if he's not settled. His stats in T20I is pretty damn good. As for ODI, Sharma would be the GOAT if Tendulkar didn't exist.

 

[shamaan]

When Babar chases 240 vs NZ in ODI game, that is a big game though or when he plays supporting role in 150 run chase vs India after the wicket had got easier with dew coming in as well.

Yes becouse dew happens from ball one when the seemers were on.

 

[Mobashir]

His overall stats make him look a lot better than he actually is. The slowest starter in the the modern era, kills the momentum. Looks all at see against decent bowling and is a hidder. Nothing to be considerer an all time great opener.

 

[MenInG]

Team India's vice-captain Rohit Sharma achieved a new batting milestone on Monday and became only the third batsman in the history of T20I cricket to score 3000 runs. Rohit, who was 18 runs short of the tally, achieved the feat with a boundary off Namibia's Ruben Trumpelmann.

Rohit, who opened the innings with KL Rahul in the dead rubber, was given an early lifeline when he was batting on a duck. The dropped chance proved to be costly and the ball went on to cross the boundary line. Rohit started scoring quickly following the dropped chance and was on 25 off just 15 balls after the end of the 3rd over.

The list of highest run-scorers in T20Is is topped by Virat Kohli, who has 3227 runs. Martin Guptill sits at the 2nd spot with 3115 runs. Rohit, who once held the top spot, isn't far away from the top position and can reclaim that spot in the next few months.

Rohit has taken 108 innings to breach the 3000-run mark. He started his white-ball career as a middle-order batsman and only started opening the innings in 2013. There has been no looking back for him since then and the right-handed batsman continues to retain the opening spot.

His tally of 3007* runs includes 4 centuries, most by any batsman. He averages 32.41 and has struck at 139.41. The present vice-captain of the white-ball teams, Rohit also looks set to take over T20I captaincy soon.

Apart from succeeding on the batting front, he has also done well on the captaincy front and has led the team to 15 wins in 19 T20Is. Under him, India won the Nidahas Trophy in a final-ball thriller.

Meanwhile, India are chasing a target of 133 against Namibia. The Kohli-led side has already crashed out of the tournament and the margin of win won't have any impact on the team's campaign.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...rd-batsman-to-score-3000-runs-in-t20is/830190

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

I can't remember any noteworthy performance from an indian player in knockouts since Kohli's fifty against Lanka in 2014 WT20 final.
May it batting or bowling, indians have chocked in almost all crucial matches especially finals.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Rohit Sharma v Pakistan in T20Is

9 T20Is
82 Runs
112.3 SR
2 Ducks

Here's hoping he gets out cheaply today

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Definitely not!

 

[SpiritOf1903]

He's on it today!

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Really good bump. Guaranteed century now

 

[IAJ]

Didn't like his attitude towards the young fast bowler who dropped a dolly. That can happen in a preassure game, should have rather encouraged him. And when the same bowler came to bowl last over he was screaming at him again. Not good at all.

 

[Slim]

Indian fans call Kohli a choker but Rohit is a way bigger choker.

 

[PakLFC]

Talking off Rohit he needs to lose weight for sure. Those love handles need to be exercised.

 

[Mobashir]

No doubt about it.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Rohit Sharma is finished. Slow reflexes. He is going downhill. Should retire from T20I. India with a billion people picks the same players all the time. They need to learn to rotate and move players on after certain point. Tendulkar played till 40s!

 

[Suleiman]

Should stick to ODIs now. That’s his best format still.

Go out guns blazing in the ODI WC at home.

 

[Mobashir]

Should stick to ODIs now. That’s his best format still.

Go out guns blazing in the ODI WC at home.

You can't go gun blazing when you don't have guns. Even in ODI's I can't see him perform against top bowling attacks.

The current Rohit is a player who wants to play like England. He is trying to play quickly.

 

[Majestic]

He looks like a fat old guy, not fit enough for faster formats.

 

[happydavy]

Almost impossible to dispute the argument considering that he hasn't ever scored a 50 in big games. So yes, he's failure in big games. Unfortunately, the list goes long with KL Rahul and Ashwin and with bcci hell bent on playing these 3 in all the important tournaments means that even hope isn't our friend at the moment.

 

[Majestic]

Add Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami also. List is getting longer.

 

[Front Foot Pull]

as a fan it hurts to agree but i must be honest here and YES he has been a big failure in icc knockouts.
the guy scored 648 runs in WC 2019 with avg 81 @ 98 s/r, such was his form in that WC yet he scored 1 in semi finals. ODIs are his best format and next WC is in india, where he is a monster. I expect him to score well through out the tournament and fail in knockouts again.

 

[bala977]

Yes, without a doubt.

Second only to KLR, Rohit is a fraud of a batsman who only scores soft runs in harmless wickets.

The same in-swinging full length balls from SSA that Butler was driving for fun would have got Rohit and Rahul plumb LBW in PP. I just hope we move away from these tried and tested failures once and for all...

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Rohit as a T20 batsmen and his captaincy is total fraud.

Completely failed in all KO's.

There is nothing to talk about his 10 years test career, he struggled most of the part. Medicore test batsmen.

His only achievement in his career is scoring runs in 2019 wc where pitches are ultra flat.

He is beast on flat tracks and very good at minnow bashing.

IPL cups my foot.

He is good at IPL level where he had strong team and great supporting facilities around him.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Rohit Gurunath Sharma in last 3 T20I wc outings..
[2016, 2021, 2022]

NZ - 5(7)
PAK - 10(11)
BAN - 18(16)
AUS - 12(17)
WI- 43(31)
PAK - 3(8)
NZ - 14(14)
AFG - 74(47)
SCOT - 30(16)
NAM - 56(37)
PAK - 4(7)
NED - 53(39)
SA - 15(14)
BAN - 2(8)
ZIM - 15(13)