IPL 2025: Wankhede goes quite as Rohit Sharma departs for 7; fans says MI batter is 'back to basics'

Gujarat Titans (GT) rocked Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Powerplay with two early wickets after putting them in to bat first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash. Mohammed Siraj gave GT an excellent start by removing Ryan Rickelton on the second ball of the match.

Fans still held out hope, as Rohit Sharma¡ªwho had recently returned to form¡ªwas at the crease. However, Arshad Khan dismissed the 'Hitman' for 7 off 8 balls. This wicket made the Wankhede Stadium go quite and reduced them to 26/2 in 3.3 overs. Interestingly, GT dropped many catches after taking Rohit's wicket.

Fans react

Many took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to troll the batter, with several stating that Rohit Sharma is back to his usual low scores. One said, "Rohit Sharma hitting the 'back to basics' button again."

Rohit Sharma hitting the ¡®back to basics¡¯ button again??

¡ª Chintan (@CricketChintan) May 6, 2025

Another wrote, "Rohit Sharma really thought he was going to do something... Pal, you scored three fifties this season and they came against the 8th, 9th, and 10th placed teams. We are table toppers, pal."

rohit sharma really thought he was going to do something ?

pal you scored 3 50s this season and they came vs 8-9-10th teams. we are table toppers pal

¡ª j?. (@jattuu12) May 6, 2025

One commented, "Rohit Sharma looks like a cakewalk wicket... But his PR is so, so strong. I love Rohit Sharma, but it's too much."

Rohit Sharma looks like a cake walk wicket.

But hi PR is so so strong.

I love Rohit Sharma but its too much

¡ª SUDARSHAN (@BSUDARSAN5) May 6, 2025

Another added, "And just like that, the so-called ¡®back in form¡¯ Rohit Sharma chooses the perfect match to humiliate Hardik... Won¡¯t be surprised if some in-form players fail today."

and just like that, so called back in form Rohit sharma chooses Perfect match to humiliate Hardik
won't be surprised if some inform players fail today https://t.co/3fLM4TJzzY

¡ª Kaya BSK (@kaya_bsk_228) May 6, 2025

Teams

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Impact Subs: Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Dasun Shanaka, Sherfane Rutherford

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Subs: Karn Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Reece Topley, Ashwani Kumar

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