IPL 2025: Rohit Sharma Attains Unwanted Record Against CSK, Joins Glenn Maxwell In Undesirable List

Rohit Sharma has failed to shine in Mumbai Indians ' IPL 2025 opener against Chennai Super Kings . CSK opened their IPL 2025 campaign on a winning note as they handed a four-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians.

Rohit Sharma Sets Unwanted IPL Record Against CSK

Rohit went back to the pavilion without a single run to his tally and in the proceedings the Indian captain has now joined an unwanted list in IPL. The 37-year-old has now scored 18 ducks in the IPL and he is now at par with Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik . Rohit has gone back to the pavilion 18 times with a duck in 258 IPL matches while Karthik recorded the same feat in 257 games. The list also features Piyush Chawla and Sunil Narine with 16 ducks each to their name.

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Most Ducks In IPL History

Glenn Maxwell  – 18
Dinesh Karthik  – 18
Rohit Sharma – 18
Piyush Chawla  – 16
Sunil Narine – 16

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Coming to the match, Mumbai Indians top order failed to get it going from the start. Both the openers went back cheaply while Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma chipped in with paltry contributions. It was Deepak Chahar's quickfire 28 of 15 balls which helped the five-time champions to breach the 150 mark hurdle.

Debutant Vignesh Puthur tried to steal the show with a three-wicket haul but Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra ensured CSK stayed on the right path throughout the match. Mumbai have now failed to win their IPL opening encounter since 2012. MI will now try to get back to winning ways when they take on Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans on March 29 in Ahmedabad. Hardik Pandya will return to the side after serving a match ban and it remains to be seen how he manages to get their campaign back on track.