Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma’s terrible run in IPL 2023 continued in the IPL 2023, as he registered a 3-ball duck against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 49th match of the tournament, which is being played at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 6, 2023.
The two teams had previously met on April 8th at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai and CSK prevailed by 7 wickets.
MI had batted first and posted 157/8 with Ishan Kishan and Tim David scoring in the 30s and Ravindra Jadeja took 3/20. In response, Ajinkya Rahane made 61 in 27 balls and Ambati Rayudu and Shivam Dube finished the match in style, with 7 wickets in hand.
This time however, MI was in good spirits having come into the game by defeating Punjab Kings by 6 wickets despite chasing 215 to win.
MS Dhoni won the toss in Chepauk and chose to bowl first and said that CSK was unchanged. MI, on the other hand, made one change as Tilak Varma missed out due to a niggle and Tristan Stubbs came into the XI.
Rohit Sharma Makes A Duck, Fans Slam Him For Poor Form
MI didn’t have a good start with the bat as Tushar Deshpande got rid of dangerous Cameron Green and Deepak Chahar dismissed Ishan Kishan for 6 and 7 respectively. Much was expected from MI skipper Rohit Sharma who came down the order at no.3.
However, MS Dhoni plotted his dismissal well as he came up to the stumps and in an attempt to take advantage of the same, Rohit played a false shot.
He tried to scoop Chahar over the keeper’s head, but the ball took his glove and plopped to point where Ravindra Jadeja took an easy catch, sending the MI skipper back for a duck.
This led to Rohit Sharma being trolled on social media and here are some of the best tweets:
Rohit Sharma with his duck collection pic.twitter.com/XkSkD2c0UI
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 6, 2023
Rohit Sharma in T20 Tournaments since 2016
122 Innings
21 avg
121 Strike Rate
20 ducks ?Worst T20 batter of all time?? pic.twitter.com/91DuXt9LMD
— Gaurav (@Melbourne__82) May 6, 2023
– No drama
– No fight
– No agression
– No abusive behaviour
– No performance16 Ducks in IPL by the Duckman – Rohit Sharma #CSKvMI pic.twitter.com/0R3YNJHzxo
— Priyanshu (@PriyanshuVK18K) May 6, 2023
16 duck outs, highest in IPL history
Fans to Rohit sharma : pic.twitter.com/ondmz0ONUO
— SwatKat? (@swatic12) May 6, 2023
Most ducks in the history of IPL:
16 -Rohit Sharma
15 -Dinesh Karthik
15 -Sunil Narine
15 -Mandeep SinghSuch an elite list to be part of, Congratulations Rohit!#CSKvMI
— BALA (@erbmjha) May 6, 2023
Rohit Sharma in this season. #CSKvMI pic.twitter.com/S1IXiiJv3T
— Rajabets India??? (@smileandraja) May 6, 2023
Rohit sharma ♥️ Duck pic.twitter.com/FmApUw7zf1
— Arun Singh (@ArunTuThikHoGya) May 6, 2023
Rohit Sharma since IPL 2018:
An average of – 23#RohithSharma #CSKvMI pic.twitter.com/ZqmJ1CXueD
— ' (@Ashwin__tweetz) May 6, 2023
KARMA STRIKES ROHIT SHARMA
Two back to back Ducks ? for Duckman Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma now have 16 ducks in IPL – Most by any player #CSKvsMI pic.twitter.com/i3Kiur7dWa
— Aarav (@sigma__male_) May 6, 2023
Rohit's fans built a temple for Rohit Sharma and named it Baba Dakeshwar Nath Dham pic.twitter.com/zJyK13ZRDY
— Gagan?? (@1no_aalsi_) May 6, 2023
Rohit Sharma in this IPL pic.twitter.com/yh3rJ3dn2h
— Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) May 6, 2023
-Doesn't contribute with the bat
-Taking full credit in the name of captaincyIt's Rohit Sharma's game plan since 2015 ? pic.twitter.com/KayvWG48rB
— Sohel (@SohelVkf) May 6, 2023