Rohit Sharma has credited Abhishek Nayar after his match-winning knock against Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing IPL 2025 season.
Rohit Sharma, who has been struggling with form since the Test series against New Zealand, has forced the cricketer to drop himself from the playing 11 in the fifth Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Despite showing glimpses of his class in the ODI format, his performance in the ongoing IPL 2025 season has stirred controversy in his T20 league.
Rohit Sharma squashed the reports and made it clear that his ambition is to play the ODI World Cup in 2027. He was working closely with Nayar, but interestingly, BCCI removed him as one of Team India’s coaches in the middle of the IPL.
Rohit has made only 82 runs in six matches, smacking an unbeaten 76 runs against Chennai Super Kings and was adjudged as the Player of the Match after defeating CSK by nine wickets.
After the victory, Rohit credited former assistant coach Abhishek Nayar on Instagram. The veteran batter wrote ‘thanks bro’ on his Instagram story, tagging Nayar with a picture of his half-century.
Apart from Rohit, KL Rahul have appreciated Nayar’s guidance in his resurgence in T20 cricket.
It is also believed that the seniors of the Indian team weren’t happy with the removal of Nayar.
“Big shout out to Abhishek Nayar. I’ve worked a lot with him ever since he’s come into the Indian team. We’ve spent hours and hours together talking about my white ball game and how I can be better. We’ve worked hours and hours together in Bombay, and I think somewhere I’ve found the fun in playing white-ball cricket,” Rahul said.
Mumbai Indians has secured four wins in eight games and secured 6th position in the IPL 2025 points table.
Mumbai Indians will play their next game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 23 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
