Undoubtedly, Rohit Sharma has become one of the greatest batsmen in modern cricket. However, it has been a disappointing year for the Indian bowler with the bat. Be it Tests or ODIs, Rohit has failed to live up to his potential and perform up to his high standards this year. His performance this year raises the question-is this the end of Rohit in international cricket?
Rohit Sharma's End in Indian Cricket
The Indian batsman has been a huge disappointment in Test cricket. His stats show that only Rohit has gone through at the moment, but he can't even walk and run with the intensity of the game at this point. Rohit has played everything 14 Experimental games this year i am scoring 619 are running and the minimum average of 24.76. Seeing how miserable things are for Rohit from the bat it is clear that the Hitman of Indian Cricket has scored his last Test in March this year against. England in Dharamsala. His performance overseas in Test cricket has been disappointing this year. Rohit failed to perform for his team South Africa at the beginning of the year and has been miserable with the bat in what is happening Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 for now.
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The slow decline of Indian batsmen in ODIs
The 37-year-old had the best career in minor cricket so far. Rohit has scored a total of 10,866 runs in 265 ODI matches so far. But in recent years, his batting average has been on the decline. Rohit, the only player in international cricket to score two centuries three times in his career, had a batting average of 70s at the height of his art. However, in the 2024 season it dropped to 56.50. This may be a dream for some batsmen, but it is a sign that the interest rate of Indian pilots is over. In the 2024 season, Rohit scored all the goals 678 pa in 12 matches. Rohit's last ODI century from the bat came on 12 October 2023 in a World Cup match against Afghanistan.
An exciting end to Rohit's T20I career
The only interesting sight of 2024 in Rohit's career came in the shortest form of the game. Rohit led the team T20 World Cup glory and had a stellar T20I season with the bat too. Rohit played 11 T20I matches in 2024 and scored all 378 pa including his work – excellent 121 running against Afghanistan. In addition, Rohit also played a successful knock in the T20 world cup including an unbeaten 52. Ireland and 92 against Australia.