Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy semi-final match vs Sri Lanka in Cardiff. Pic/Getty Images

Runs and consistent performances may not be Rohit Sharma's best friends of late. With a patchy showing in the ongoing IPL-10 (top scores of 58 vs Rising Pune Supergiant, 56* vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 40* vs Gujarat Lions), that zing in the Mumbai Indians skipper's batting has eluded him. Rohit's return to Team India for next month's Champions Trophy (CT) was an expected one after he recovered from a thigh injury he sustained during the final game of the five-match ODI against New Zealand last year.