5 reasons why Rohit Sharma has struggled in Sri Lanka

#2. Lack of batting form

Sharma has been erratic against Sri Lanka since his debut

Since his debut in 2007, Rohit's batting form was erratic till 2012. Out of the blue, he would play an incredible knock but most times he returned with a string of low scores. His failure to convert starts into big knocks was a major reason behind his inconsistency.

The Indian batsman's previous tours of Sri Lanka happened when he was in a poor form. The pressure of scoring runs and the unsupporting conditions added to his woes and he ended up scoring only a few runs.

In his first tour to Sri Lanka in 2008, he scored 72 runs in five innings, while in 2010, he managed 151 runs from eight innings. Before both these tours, Rohit was going through a bad-patch and that added pressure affected his batting.

The story was once again repeated in 2012 as Rohit had figures of 5,0,0,4,4 in five innings.