Rohit Sharma Creates Unwanted Record With Failure In 5th ODI vs New Zealand

Anurag Dasgupta

Rohit Sharma registers unwanted feat [Source: AFP]

The ongoing New Zealand series has been one to forget for the Indian opener, Rohit Sharma. He was outstanding against the West Indies at home, but the opener couldn’t replicate the same performance against the Kiwis.

In the four innings that Rohit has played on New Zealand soil in the ongoing series, the batter has only accumulated 30 runs, including two ducks. He was sent back for a paltry 7 in the fifth ODI, and the veteran player entered an unwanted list.

Rohit Sharma registers his lowest aggregate score in a SENA ODI series

With just 30 runs in four innings, at an average of 7.50, the India vs New Zealand series was the lowest run aggregate recorded by Rohit Sharma in an ODI series in a SENA nation.

Overall, this was his third-lowest aggregate in an ODI series of 3 or more matches as the former captain witnessed a slump in form.

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Lowest Aggreagate Score in a Bilateral ODI Series for Rohit Sharma (Min. 3 Innings):

13 vs Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, 2012 (5 Innings)

15 vs West Indies in West Indies, 2009 (3 Innings)

30 vs New Zealand in New Zealand, 2026 (4 Innings), This Series*

44 vs Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, 2009 (3 Innings)

Rohit Sharma's numbers dropped in New Zealand

Even before the start of the ODI series vs New Zealand, question marks were raised over his place in the 50-over side, and the noise could get even louder as his ODI numbers have dropped massively after his failure in the 5th match.

For starters, before the series started, he had played 14 matches in New Zealand and had accumulated 437 runs, with an average of 36.42. However, the numbers have dropped after four failures.

In 17 innings, he now aggregates 467 runs, with an average of just 29.18, including four fifties and zero hundreds.

With age not on Rohit’s side anymore, this could be his last-ever ODI match in New Zealand, and he might not get a chance to improve those statistics.