Former India players Manoj Tiwary and Virender Sehwag have expressed concern about Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma's recent performance, following another single-digit score. Mumbai Indians lost to Gujarat Titans by 36 runs, their second consecutive loss in IPL 2025.

Rohit Sharma's IPL path has been difficult lately. Khaleel Ahmed dismissed him for a duck in the opener against Chennai Super Kings.

Rohit blasted two boundaries in the first three deliveries of his match against the Gujarat Titans. However, Mohammed Siraj's crisp delivery, which swung back in, eliminated him soon after.

Rohit has scored 400 runs in only one of the last five IPL seasons. The Mumbaikar has six single-digit scores in his past nine IPL innings. Manoj Tiwary expressed concern about Rohit's inability to consistently achieve 600-700 runs per season.

"Look, I'm telling you, I don't want to be tough, but I must be. For some players, you have to be. Look, it's high time Rohit Sharma got back among the runs. The ability of a player like Rohit Sharma is not 400. Last season, he scored 400, he hit a century, that's fine. But where is the 800-900 season? Rohit is just not able to have these types of seasons. Why does Virat Kohli always score? You tell me. It's equally good. It's equally good, but there should be a season where Rohit scores 600-700," Manoj Tiwary told Cricbuzz.

"He should take his orange cap with him. That's how it should be. How will it be if you don't get a good start? I expect a lot from him. That's why he was retained. Because of last year's drama and controversy, it felt like Rohit would leave because there were a lot of small audio clips. Despite that, he was retained. But since there were no runs in the last two matches, the atmosphere must have been mixed up," he added.

Former India opener Sehwag too commented on Rohit's performance. While recognizing his love for Rohit, Sehwag remarked that it may be too late to expect him to get 600-700 runs this season.

"What Manoj Tiwary said about Rohit Sharma, where is that season? Isn't it too late for this type of season to come (laughs)? We are also his fans, but we are just asking where the season of 600-700 runs is. When has Rohit Sharma done that? It has been 18 years, when it has not happened in 18 years, how can you hope for this to happen now when he is at the last part of his career?" asked Sehwag.

The Mumbai Indians are currently ranked ninth in the standings. On Monday, they will play the Kolkata Knight Riders, the reigning champions, at the Wankhede Stadium.