Narine has dismissed Rohit 8 times in IPL: Key stats
What's the story
The 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) is just around the corner. The past 17 editions of the competition have witnessed some enticing player battles. `
Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine and Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma have been among the arch nemesis.
Narine has dismissed Rohit eight times in IPL. This is the most a bowler has dismissed a particular batter in the competition's history.
Let's decode their rivalry.
Stats
Rohit's performance against Narine under scrutiny
Rohit's record against Narine has been abysmal, averaging a mere 17.87 in IPL.
As per ESPNcricinfo, in 21 innings, he has managed to score just 141 runs off 134 balls against Narine at a strike rate of 106.71.
Narine has sent Rohit back eight times and conceded just two sixes and 16 fours in their meetings.
As mentioned, no other bowler has dismissed a batter these many times in IPL.
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Narine has dismissed Rohit five times at Wankhede
Rohit is well versed with Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium as this happens to be MI's home ground.
Interestingly, five of the star batter's dismissals against Narine have come at the Wankhede.
Rohit's average further goes down to 10.40 in this regard.
At KKR's home ground, the Eden Gardens, Narine has dismissed Rohit just once.
Information
Rohit's struggles against spinners
Though Rohit is known to tackle spinners well, several bowlers of this category have troubled him in the IPL. Veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra has sent him back seven times across 17 innings. Rashid Khan has trapped him four times across seven innings. The MI star would want to improve his numbers in this regard.
Career
Narine and Rohit's IPL career stats
Having played 177 IPL games, Narine has claimed 180 wickets at a stellar economy of 6.73.
He owns the most four-plus wicket-hauls in the competition's history (8).
The Caribbean spinner also took 17 wickets with an economy rate of 6.69 last season.
Meanwhile, Rohit has racked up 6,628 runs from 257 IPL games at an average of 29.72 (50s: 43, 100s: 2).
In IPL 2024, Rohit scored 417 runs at an average of 32.08 and a strike rate of 150.