Former India opener Virender Sehwag has delivered a blunt assessment of Rohit Sharma’s underwhelming form in IPL 2025. The Mumbai Indians opener has struggled for consistency yet again this season, registering scores of 0, 8, 13, 17, 18, and 28 in his first six innings. Speaking to Cricbuzz, Sehwag questioned Rohit’s legacy in the IPL and urged the senior batter to consider stepping away before fans begin questioning his place in the team. “If you look at Rohit's IPL numbers in the last 10 years, he scored more than 400 runs only once. So he is not the kind of player who thinks that I need to score 500 or 700 runs. When he became the Indian captain, he said that he wanted to be the player who wants to cash in on the powerplay and take the chances, so he wanted to make all the sacrifices alone, but he is not considering the fact that at the end of the day when he is not performing, it is your legacy that is getting hurt,” he said. "Ab uska jaane ka time aa gaya" Sehwag didn’t hold back, suggesting that the end of the road could be near for the former MI captain. "Ab uska jaane ka time aa gaya (It's already time for him to retire), and before retiring, you would want to give fans something to remember you by, and not moments that force them to think, why are they not dropping him.” The former cricketer also pointed out Rohit’s repeated dismissals against short-pitched bowling and offered some advice based on his own experiences. “Take 10 balls extra, but at least play and give yourself a chance. He has been getting out to that pull shot many times against the back of the length deliveries. So he should decide that in one innings he will not play the pull shot at all. But who will explain it to him? There should be someone telling him to play normal cricket. When I was there, Sachin, Dravid or Ganguly used to tell me to play normal cricket,” he added. While Rohit Sharma’s individual numbers have been underwhelming this season, the Mumbai Indians have found some rhythm as a team. Also READ: WMPL: Smriti Mandhana named Ratnagiri Jets’ icon player After losing four out of their first five matches of IPL 2025, MI have now registered two back-to-back wins and will be aiming to build on that momentum heading into the second half of the season. They will return to action on Sunday, where they will host Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium.