Rohit Sharma before and after Champions Trophy: India star's declining ODI form since CT 2025 listed

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Rohit Sharma's powerplay strike rate has fallen from 122.57 to 86.13 since October 2025.
  • His powerplay boundary percentage has dropped from 20.9 to 15.5 in that span.
  • The slump has intensified scrutiny over his place ahead of the 2027 World Cup.

Rohit Sharma before and after Champions Trophy and his declining ODI form since CT 2025 listed

Rohit Sharma's laboured 11 from 21 balls at Edgbaston reignited a debate that has followed India's veteran opener for months. As fans called for his retirement and for Yashasvi Jaiswal to take his place, the numbers behind his recent decline came sharply into focus.

A graphic shared by Cricbuzz laid the shift out in stark terms. It contrasted Rohit's powerplay output across two periods, from January 2023 up to the 2025 Champions Trophy and everything since October 2025, and the drop-off is impossible to ignore.

The most striking change is in his intent. Rohit built his modern ODI reputation on tearing into the new ball, yet the aggressive powerplay opener who defined India's approach appears to have vanished, replaced by a far more cautious version of himself.

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The numbers behind Rohit Sharma's decline

Between January 2023 and the Champions Trophy, Rohit was among the most destructive openers in world cricket.

Across 36 innings, he plundered 1,146 runs from 935 balls at an average of 67.41, striking at a blistering 122.57 with a powerplay boundary percentage of 20.9.

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The picture since October 2025 is dramatically different. In 13 innings, Rohit has scored 267 runs from 310 balls, a return that reflects both reduced output and a sharply slower tempo at the top of the order for India.

His strike rate has collapsed from 122.57 to just 86.13, a fall of more than 36 runs per hundred balls. The powerplay boundary percentage has similarly dipped from 20.9 to 15.5, evidence that the early aggression which powered India's starts has all but evaporated.

The one number offering mitigation is his average, which has held at a respectable 44.50. Rohit is still occupying the crease and contributing runs, but the manner in which he is scoring them has changed beyond recognition since the Champions Trophy.

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A decline that raises real questions

The context makes the slump difficult to dismiss. Rohit turns 39 this year, plays only ODI cricket for India, and is building towards a 2027 World Cup in conditions where a quick start against the new ball carries enormous value for the side.

His defenders will point to that steady average and to a stellar career record, including a fifty in his final ODI against Afghanistan. One quiet series does not erase two decades of excellence, and India's think tank has shown no inclination to move him on.

Yet the trend is the concern rather than any single innings. An opener whose entire value was built on fearless powerplay batting is now among the slowest in that phase, and with Jaiswal scoring heavily and waiting, the pressure on Rohit will only intensify from here.

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