Rohit Sharma’s woes in the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) seem never-ending and yet again he succumbed to a golden duck, the second this year against Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Undone by a Jofra Archer bouncer first up, Rohit took on the short ball and hit it straight to the fielder.
Apart from a 94 run knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Rohit’s form with the bat has been quite terrible, to say the least. In fact, the Mumbai Indians (MI) also took the call to slot him down the order, in a bid to get the best out of their premier batsman. While the change has indeed worked for the likes of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, in particular, it would also seem as though the move hasn’t really worked out for Rohit.
As for the dismissal against the Royals at the Wankhede, it would seem to many as though this one was rather unlucky, something that many commentators have attributed to bad form. The ball did come off the meat of the bat, as far as Rohit was concerned barring the elevation that would have taken the ball over the fence.
The delivery from Archer which clocked in excess of 150 Kmph went straight into the hands of Jaydev Unadkat who was stationed for Rohit’s pull shot.
Here’s how cricket fans on Twitter trolled Rohit Sharma for his dismissal:
https://twitter.com/AskRishabh/status/988090317705367553
Third golden duck in #IPL2018 season for Rohit Sharma – in the ten previous editions he has never had one (was once runout without facing a ball in 2011 though). #MIvRR
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) May 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/SirJadejaaaa/status/995690291486121984
https://twitter.com/SirJadejaaaa/status/995687932743729155
Whenever people start doubting the talent of Rohit Sharma, he strikes back with a scintillating & quickfire 0 run score to shut them up. That's the sign of a true legend!
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/logesh18_Offl/status/995688247362637825
https://twitter.com/logesh18_Offl/status/995727634083401728
https://twitter.com/Balakri91045560/status/995689178821152768
Rohit sharma once again missing his 200 by 200 Runs 😂😂 #MIvRR pic.twitter.com/6ppHTY5FfD
— Harsh Fale (@Harshx_17) May 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/simhadriii/status/995689090208055296
https://twitter.com/Brokenpundit/status/995695095545446400
Now only Rahul Gandhi has more failures than Rohit Sharma
— MRV (@MRVChennai) May 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/CoachKumble/status/995707123492306945
https://twitter.com/TuSafarMera/status/995722770850824192
Rohit Sharma & Golden Duck is Still Beautiful Love Story Then Veer Zara#Rohitsharma #RRvMI #MIvRR 😂
— SIR CHAHAL⁴⁵❁ (@Sirchahal) May 13, 2018
SRK -Yaar Rohit Meri New movie ZERO ki Advertising Mein HELP karna 😉
Rohit Sharma- Ok Done I will Advertise In Every Third Match of IPL 2018#RRvMI #MIvRR #Rohitsharma
— SIR CHAHAL⁴⁵❁ (@Sirchahal) May 13, 2018
Rohit Sharma against #RR
Diamond duck at Jaipur.
Golden duck at Mumbai.#MIvRR #IPL2018 #VIVOIPL2018
— CricketFTS (@CricketFTS) May 13, 2018
Rohit Sharma's season against Rajasthan Royals:
0(1)
0(1) pic.twitter.com/M35jxI8TFS— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 13, 2018
Most ducks for captains in IPL:
10 – Gautam Gambhir
7 – Adam Gilchrist
7 – Shane Warne
7 – ROHIT SHARMA*#MIvRR— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 13, 2018
