Leaders Online Desk: In this season of IPL, there are many players who have not played in IPL for the past few years. Mohit Sharma, who plays for Gujarat Titans, is one of the players in this list, who once missed the IPL for two consecutive years due to no buyer. But in 2023, he has created a sensation as soon as he returns. This season too, he is seen in the race for the Purple Cap.
Mohit made his IPL debut in 2013
Mohit Sharma made his IPL debut in 2013. He then played 15 matches for his team and took 20 wickets. After this he appeared in IPL for years. Everything went well till 2018. But the situation changed in 2019. He played only one match for his team that year. In which he got only one wicket. The year 2020 also went like this. He got a chance to play a single match that year as well. Even then he got only one victim. But after that, no team showed interest in taking him. He could not play IPL in 2021 and then 2022. Not a single franchise bought him in the auction.
Mohit Sharma became a net bowler
Mohit Sharma was not playing in IPL and there was no possibility of returning to Team India. In such a situation he made a comeback as a net bowler. He joined Gujarat Titans and kept bowling their batsmen in the nets. It was time for a player who had played international matches for Team India to become a net bowler. But if there is talent, it is said that days change. Something similar happened to Mohit Sharma. Seeing his brilliant bowling in the nets, GT included him in the team.
Mohit's comeback in 2023
After two years, Mohit Sharma played IPL once again in 2023. Last year he played 14 matches for his team and took 27 wickets during this period. It turned out to be the best year of his IPL career. As his team reached the finals, Mohit Sharma also played a big role. The team then retained him through the 2024 season. He is playing in IPL this year too (IPL 2024). He has appeared in all the 3 matches that GT has played so far. He has taken 6 wickets so far in this period. Hope it will do better in future too.
Mohit in top 5 in purple cap race
Interestingly, while the best players from around the world are playing in the IPL, Indian bowler Mohit Sharma seems to be a contender to win the Purple Cap. This time, CSK's Mustafizur Rahman has taken the most wickets so far, but Mohit also remains in the top 5. After Rahman, Mayank Yadav is second with 6 wickets, Yuzvendra Chahal is third with 6 wickets and Mohit Sharma is fourth with 6 wickets.