IPL 2023: 'Rohit Sharma should take a break,' says Sunil Gavaskar

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Rohit Sharma was urged to take a break by batting great Sunil Gavaskar after the Mumbai Indians captain was out for a duck against Chennai Super Kings in an IPL 2023 match in Chennai on Saturday.

Rohit Sharma was suggested to give himself time to be fresh for the World Test Championship final against Australia next month by Gavaskar as the Indian captain has struggled to score runs for his franchise in the ongoing IPL season.

Gavaskar believes confidence of Rohit has been hurt after a prolonged run of poor scores in the T20 league. Speaking on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, "I would say that Rohit should maybe take a break for the time being, and keep himself fit for the World Test Championship final.

"He can come back again for the last few matches, but right now, (he should) take a little bit of a breather himself."

Rohit's barren run with the willow continued as Chennai Super Kings broke a 13-year-old home jinx against Mumbai Indians with an easy six-wicket victory at the Chepauk on Saturday.

The Indian skipper's horrid run in IPL since the last edition continued as he failed to trouble the scorer for the second match in succession, leading to MI settling for a below-par 139 for eight against CSK.

It was a forgettable outing for Mumbai Indians and the biggest setback for them was the current form of their skipper, who was dismissed within the powerplay for the eighth time in this edition of the league.

With inputs from PTI