Rohit Sharma, the 37-year-old Indian cricket captain, is facing doubts about whether he will return to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025. The prevailing debate suggests that he may not return, primarily due to his age and potential retirement after major upcoming tournaments.<\/p>\n
With the 2024 T20 World Cup and having led India in the World Test Championship and 2023 ODI World Cup, Rohit could opt for complete retirement following these events. However, there is no doubt that the 2024 IPL season will not be his last in the lucrative T20 league.<\/p>\n
The main speculation surrounds which team Rohit will represent in the 2025 IPL \u2013 will he continue donning the famous Mumbai Indians blue or switch allegiances to another franchise? This question has ignited massive discussions among fans, especially considering Rohit\u2019s status as arguably the best white-ball batter of his generation.<\/p>\n
With Mumbai Indians\u2019 playoff hopes all but over, their final league match against Lucknow Super Giants on 17 May could potentially be Rohit Sharma\u2019s last appearance in the IPL, adding further significance to the encounter.\u00a0<\/span>Fans will be eager to\u00a0<\/span>catch a glimpse of<\/span>\u00a0the legendary opener, cherishing what could be his final outing in the prestigious T20 league.<\/span><\/p>\n Mumbai Indians will look for redemption against LSG after LSG won against MI in their first encounter of IPL 2024. Will this be Rohit Sharma\u2019s last IPL game?<\/span><\/p>\n Amid the retirement talks and speculations surrounding Rohit\u2019s future<\/span>, concerns over his fitness have also surfaced<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Earlier this week, a \u201cmild back stiffness\u201d forced Rohit to play as the Impact Player in Mumbai Indians\u2019 match against Kolkata Knight Riders. \u201cHe just had a mild back stiffness, so it was just a precautionary thing,\u201d Piyush Chawla said at the post-match press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n The setback didn\u2019t bode well for Mumbai Indians, who failed to chase\u00a0<\/span>down<\/span> a target of 170 on a two-paced Wankhede pitch, marking their eighth defeat in 11 games. Their playoff chances are now hanging by a thread.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As Rohit Sharma\u2019s illustrious career nears its twilight, the cricketing world\u00a0<\/span>eagerly<\/span>\u00a0awaits his decision on the IPL 2025, hoping to witness one final hurrah from the batting stalwart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rohit Sharma can play his last IPL game on 17th May \u2013 Know More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3720],"class_list":["post-8336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ipl-2024"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}