Published 13:26 IST, October 17th 2020

Rohit Sharma disappoints netizens after poor strike rate against Kolkata despite win

'Hit-man' Rohit Sharma has come under fire from fans after his poor strike rate of 97.22 at Mumbai's Dream11 IPL 2020 match against Kolkata last night.

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'Hit-man' Rohit Sharma has come under fire from fans after his performance at Dream11 IPL 2020 Mumbai vs Kolkata match. While some have praised Mumbai captain for his excellent captaincy, Sharma has received some criticism for his disappointing strike rate at game. He scored 35 off 36 balls in last night's game at a strike rate of 97.22 before edging a Shivam Mavi outswinger to Kolkata's ex-captain Dinesh Karthik. By time he was gone, Mumbai were already comfortably ahead of game, requiring 55 off 57 balls.

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Rohit Sharma trolled for poor strike rate against Kolkata

Used to seeing 'Hit-Man' going for big shots, fans were left disappointed as Mumbai's captain Rohit Sharma chose to take a backseat last night. Despite fact that he led team to ir 5th consecutive victory at tournament, fans were left waiting for a typical Rohit Sharma kck. Here's how fans reacted to Sharma's poor strike rate at  Dream11 IPL 2020 game against Kolkata at  Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi last night.

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In midst of sea of trolls, some fans pointed out that captain had only turned down his aggression so that he could support his partner on or end - a dangerous-looking Quinton de Kock, who ended his Dream11 IPL 2020 slump with a brilliant 78* off 44 balls. De Kock, who has been struggling with his form this entire season has only mand to make 91 runs from his seven matches at series. With this win, Mumbai have overtaken Delhi as top team at league with 12 points.

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Rohit Sharma Dream11 IPL stats

In his 8 Dream11 IPL 2020 matches, Rohit Sharma has made 251 runs. His highest score in league so far is 80, which he made in Mumbai's first game against Kolkata. His aver is at 31.37 with a strike rate of 130.05 across all matches played so far.

While he hasn't made a century at Dream11 IPL, he has made two 50+ scores: first at Kolkata game and second against Punjab, where he scored 70 runs. Cementing his place as Hit-Man, Rohit Sharma has struck 15 sixes in this edition of league. He is just three sixes behind Rajasthan's Sanju Samson and two behind Punjab's Nicholas Pooran on leaderboard for most sixes. 

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13:26 IST, October 17th 2020