India, May 21 -- Exactly two weeks after his decision to announce Test retirement and five days after a stand on his name was officially unveiled at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Rohit Sharma walked out to bat in an IPL match - his first competitive match in more than a fortnight due to the unforeseen week-long break in the IPL due to India-Pakistan border tension. Naturally, the expectation was sky high. There was anticipation of a Rohit Sharma classic, a fitting inauguration of the Rohit Sharma stand. The cheer that he got from the MI fans was euphoric. There were a few fans screaming their lungs out, wearing Rohit's Test jersey. The atmosphere was electric.

But alas! In an anticlimactic way, Rohit tanked.

Rohit lasted only five bal...