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Rohit Sharma IPL Career: IPL 2026 did not end as per expectations for Rohit Sharma. The experienced opener of Mumbai Indians was out without opening his account in the last league match against Rajasthan Royals. He played only four balls and was caught by wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel on the ball of Jofra Archer. After this duck, discussions regarding his IPL future intensified on social media.

Constant instability seen in form

Rohit Sharma’s performance in IPL 2026 was full of ups and downs. He certainly played some brilliant innings, but could not maintain consistency. At the beginning of the season, he made a great start by playing an explosive inning of 78 runs in 38 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders. After this, he scored 84 runs in 44 balls against Lucknow Super Giants.

However, apart from these two innings, he was seen struggling in the remaining matches. He scored a total of 283 runs in 9 matches. Due to injuries, he could not be a part of the team in some matches, which affected his rhythm.

equaling the shameful record

With his dismissal on zero against Rajasthan Royals, Rohit Sharma equaled the record of being dismissed for a duck the most number of times in IPL history. This was the 19th duck of his career. In this matter he equaled Glenn Maxwell. He left behind Dinesh Karthik and Sunil Narine, who have 18 ducks each. This figure is being considered as one of the biggest disappointments of this season for him.

Fitness became the biggest concern

The fitness of 39 year old Rohit Sharma was a topic of discussion throughout the season. During the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, his old hamstring injury resurfaced, due to which he had to leave the field ‘retired heart’.

After this he remained out of some matches also. After his return, Mumbai Indians continuously used him as an ‘impact player’ so that his workload could be kept less. This leads to speculation that he is no longer in a position to stay on the field for the entire 40 overs. However, team head coach Mahela Jayawardene made it clear that Rohit is completely fit and playing him as an impact player was just a strategic decision.

Has Rohit played his last IPL match?

Rohit Sharma has already retired from international T20 cricket. In such a situation, after the disappointing end of IPL 2026, the discussions about his retirement have intensified. Many fans on social media are raising the question whether he has played his last IPL match. However, at present no official statement has come from Rohit or Mumbai Indians. Therefore, all these discussions are currently limited to speculations only.

Hope to return next season

Many fans believe that ‘Hitman’ would not want to end his illustrious IPL career this way. It is expected that he can return in the next season with better fitness and new preparation. But increasing age, injury problems and continuously declining consistency are definitely indicating that Rohit Sharma’s IPL career has now reached its final stages.

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