Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has expressed concern about Rohit Sharma’s poor form as he again failed in the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) IPL 2025 clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He added that the former MI captain played a poor shot after spending a little time at the crease, as he could only manage 13 runs off 12 deliveries.

Reflecting on MI’s chase in a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “I am slightly worried about Rohit Sharma, and you too should be, because it’s been three knocks now. One or two knocks – okay, but three knocks – not okay. He even played 12 balls this time, scored 13 runs off 12 balls. He wasn’t in control of the shot he played. The body opened up, the ball hit the bottom of the bat, and he was caught at mid-off. It was (Andre) Russell’s first over and the last over of the powerplay. Rohit needs to score runs. How will Mumbai progress if Rohit Sharma doesn’t score runs?”

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However, Aakash Chopra also praised Ryan Rickelton for scoring a much-needed fifty in the Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2025 win against the
Kolkata Knight Riders.

“Ryan Rickelton, his bat needed to talk. The guy is actually made for Wankhede only because the pitch is good. There is a slight South African feeling in this pitch. You can play your strokes properly and smash the bowlers. Him scoring runs was very important for this team. Harshit Rana disappointed me a little. When the ball was moving a lot, why did you have to bowl so many slower ones? He bowled a no-ball and slower ones and unnecessarily got hit for a six off a full toss. So I found that slightly disappointing,” Aakash Chopra concluded.