Rohit Sharma

Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian cricketer who represents the country at the international level. On the domestic level, Rohit plays first-class cricket for Mumbai. He is the current captain of the Indian cricket team in all formats. 

Rohit Sharma is a right-handed opening batsman and bowls right-arm off-break occasionally. Rohit is widely popular for his aggressive style of batting where he likes to take charge of the bowler. He is the only batsman in the world to hit three double centuries in ODI cricket. He also holds the record for the most number of runs scored by a batsman in a single innings of ODI cricket (264 vs Sri Lanka). Because of his aggressive batting style, Rohit has been nicknamed 'Hitman'. Rohit Gurunath Sharma is a cricketer who leads Team India across formats. Rohit also represents Mumbai at the domestic level and is considered one of the most flamboyant batters India has ever produced.

Rohit Sharma Journey- Along the years

Rohit Sharma Records

• Highest individual score in ODIs - 264.

• The only player with three double centuries in ODIs.

• Second Indian with centuries in all formats of cricket (other than Suresh Raina).

• The highest number of centuries in a single ICC World Cup- 5

• Rohit's 264 against Sri Lanka in 2014 is the highest individual score in the 50-over format.

• Rohit Sharma has hit five centuries in T20Is, joint-most in the shortest form of the game along with Glenn Maxwell.

• Rohit Sharma is the second-highest run-scorer in the world in T20Is with 3974 runs.

• Rohit has hit five centuries in the 2019 World Cup which is the most by any batter in a single tournament/series.

• Rohit is the most capped player in T20Is overall, having appeared in 151 matches for India.

• Became the fourth captain to lead the Indian side into the final of the ODI World Cup.

Rohit Sharma Awards and Accolades

Rohit Sharma has received several accolades to date. The Golden Bat in the 2019 World Cup and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award are two of the major trophies in his collection. 

• Rohit Sharma was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2015.

• He was awarded the Golden Bat for scoring the most runs in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

• Rohit Sharma was awarded the highest sports honor in the country, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (now known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award), in 2020.
  
  
  

Rohit Sharma Awards & Achievements

• Rohit Sharma won the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award in 2019.

• Rohit Sharma was part of the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year in 2014 (12th man), 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

• The Indian skipper was also named in the ICC Men's ODI and T20I teams of the decade (2011-2020).

• Rohit was named in the ICC Test Team of the Year for the first time in 2021.

• Rohit Sharma won the Sportsman of the Year by GQ in 2015.

• Rohit Sharma bagged the Sportsman of the Year award from the Indian Sports Honours in 2019.

• Rohit Sharma was named as captain of the ICC ODI team of 2023.

Rohit Sharma Career

Rohit Sharma started his international career in June 2007 with an ODI match against Ireland, after which he was included in the young Indian side for the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa. India won the tournament by defeating Pakistan in the final. 

Although Rohit became a regular in the limited-over formats, he missed out on the 2011 ODI World Cup-winning squad. Part of the Deccan Chargers (Hyderabad) in the IPL initially, Rohit later led the Mumbai Indians to five titles.

After India’s crushing defeat in the 2021 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli gave up the captaincy in the white-ball formats, and Rohit Sharma replaced him. A year later, Kohli stepped down from the Test captaincy as well. Thus, Rohit became India’s all-format skipper.

Rohit Sharma Domestic Career

Rohit Sharma made his List A debut in March 2005, for West Zone against Central Zone in Deodhar Trophy. In the same tournament, Sharma scored an unbeaten inning of 142 in 123 balls against North Zone at Udaipur. This allowed Sharma to represent India A at Abu Dhabi against Australia. Sharma was also named in the 30-man list for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy tournament but failed to make the squad.

Sharma made his India A debut against New Zealand A in a first-class match at Darwin in July 2006. Months later, Rohit made his Ranji Trophy debut for Mumbai in the 2006–07 season and was a part of the victorious Mumbai team. Sharma has been a part of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy team for his entire domestic career. Rohit was appointed team captain ahead of Mumbai for the 2013–14 season after the retirement of Ajith Agarkar.

Rohit Sharma IPL Career

Rohit Sharma has had one of the most successful and illustrious IPL careers ever. Sharma debuted in the IPL in 2008. He was signed by the Deccan Chargers franchise, based in Hyderabad. His contract got him a whopping $750,000 a year. Although he was selected as a batsman, he proved his worth as a bowler too as he took a hat-trick against Mumbai Indians. He dismissed Abhisekh Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, and JP Duminy to bag his first hattrick.

In the next IPL auction, Sharma was bought by Mumbai Indians for a sum of $2 million. He has been with the Mumbai-based franchise ever since. Sharma has scored over 6,000 runs and is the fourth-highest scorer after Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, and David Warner.

Rohit fetched more than 2 million USD in the 2011 IPL auction as Mumbai Indians were keen to have the services of the local lad. The rest is history. Rohit replaced Ricky Ponting as captain of MI in the middle of IPL 2013 and has won five titles with the franchise to emerge as the most successful captain in the history of the competition.

Rohit has scored 6472 runs in the IPL. As of 2024, Rohit has been part of six IPL-winning teams — Deccan Chargers in 2009 and Mumbai Indians in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.

Rohit has smashed a total of 272 maximums, the second most sixes in IPL history. His highest score is an unbeaten 109 against the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012.

Rohit Sharma International Career

Rohit Sharma's international career has been full of ups and downs. His journey of becoming the captain of the Indian cricket team was not easy. He took charge of the Indian team toward the end of his career. 

Rohit has performed consistently and with great maturity in the white-ball formats for India. However, he struggled in Tests initially, making his debut in 2013. It took him almost eight years to cement his position in India’s Test side. 

Rohit Sharma is gearing up to lead India in the T20 World Cup 2024.

Rohit Sharma ODI Career

Rohit Sharma made his international debut for India at a one-day match against Ireland in Belfast on 23 June 2007. He used to bat at number seven and didn't get a chance to bat in India's nine-wicket victory.

After which Sharma was occasionally dropped from the team but finally made it back every single time. Sharma had a disastrous 2012 when he scored only 168 runs in the whole calendar year.

Sharma started opening the Indian innings with Shikhar Dhawan in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, and the gamble turned out to be a huge success. Rohit Sharma's opening partnership with Shikhar Dhawan is the second most successful opening partnership for India after Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar.

Rohit also plays well in partnership with the no.3 batsman Virat Kohli.

Kohli-Rohit pair has an average of over 59.76 in ODIs. On 13 November 2014, Sharma registered the highest individual score in a single inning. He scored a mammoth 264 from 173 deliveries against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Sharma was the recipient of the Golden Bat award for scoring the most number of runs in ICC World Cup 2019.

Rohit Sharma Test Career

Rohit Sharma was never considered to be a Test cricketer. Rohit made his Test Debut in November 2013 against West Indies. It was the same series when Sachin Tendulkar retired. Sharma made his Test debut at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He scored 177 in his debut match. It was the second-best score on debut by an Indian just Shikhar Dhawan's score of 187. He scored another century in the very next match.

Sharma was however dropped from the Test team due to inconsistency in performance. Sharma however was selected for the 2018–19 tour of Australia. He became a part of the first-ever Indian team to win a test series against Australia on Australian soil.

Rohit's initial Test journey was sporadic as he struggled for consistency. But the situation changed during the home Test series against South Africa when Rohit was played as an opener and slammed 529 runs in four innings at an average of 132.35. He scored three centuries with the best score of 212.

Rohit has since cemented his place as a regular opener in the longest format, playing several wonderful knocks, including the 127 against England in the 2021 Oval Test to register his first overseas Test hundred. He became the permanent captain of the Indian Test side in 2022 after Kohli stepped down. 

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Rohit Sharma T20 International Career

Rohit Sharma debuted for India in T20Is during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and was a part of the World Cup-winning Indian squad under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. Rohit is the second-highest run-scorer in T20Is and the player with joint most T20I centuries (five) along with Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. The Indian batter also holds the record for hitting the most sixes(190) in T20Is. He is very close to achieving 4000 T20I runs.

Rohit Sharma Captaincy Record

Rohit Sharma was named India's vice-captain in white-ball formats with Virat Kohli as captain after MS Dhoni stepped down from the captaincy role in early 2017.

Rohit's first assignment as India's captain came during the bilateral series against Sri Lanka in December 2017 after Kohli was rested. India won the ODI series 2-1 and whitewashed the Lankans 3-0 in T20Is.

India won the Nidahas Trophy and the Asia Cup in 2018 under Rohit's captaincy. Rohit replaced Virat Kohli as T20I skipper of India shortly after the conclusion of the 2021 T20 World Cup in November 2021.

In January 2022, Rohit was given the charge of India's captaincy in all formats after Kohli quit Test captaincy owing to a 2-1 defeat in South Africa.

Rohit led India in the ICC World Cup 2023, where the men in blue lost to Australia in the final. 

IPL

Rohit Sharma is one of the most successful IPL captains of all time, having won five IPL titles for the Mumbai Indians. He holds the joint record for most trophies by a captain along with CSK’s MS Dhoni. As of 2024, Rohit has been replaced by Hardik Pandya as Mumbai’s captain. 

Indian Team

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was named the vice-captain of India in limited-overs cricket as soon as Virat Kohli assumed the role of captain after Dhoni's captaincy abdication. Sharma was named the captain of the Indian team in December 2017 when India's captain Virat Kohli was rested for the series against team Sri Lanka. The team won the series 2–1. Rohit has also led India to victory in the Nidahas Trophy. Now Rohit is the full-time captain in all formats.

Rohit Sharma Under-19 Career

Rohit Sharma played in the U-19 World Cup in 2006 along with Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja. He featured in six games where he scored 205 runs with an average of 41. He scored three half-centuries in the tournament and was the third-highest run scorer for India. India lost to Pakistan in the final of that tournament.

Rohit Sharma Family

Rohit Sharma was born on 30 April 1987 in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, to Purnima Sharma and Gurunath Sharma. Rohit's father worked as a caretaker of a transport firm storehouse. His father didn't have adequate financial means to support Rohit and hence he was raised by his grandparents and uncles in Borivali.

Rohit's parents lived in a single-room house in Dombivli, only during weekends. Rohit has a younger brother named Vishal. Rohit Sharma's wife name is Ritika Sajdeh, the couple got married in 2015. They have a beautiful daughter, her name is Samaira Sharma.

Rohit Sharma's Net Worth

As of 2024, Rohit Sharma’s estimated net worth is around INR 214 crores. His major source of income is his professional cricket career, which includes IPL and the national contract. Another source of income is brand endorsements. Being one of the most popular faces in Indian sports, he attracts a lot of brands.

Rohit Sharma House

The Indian skipper lives in a 30-crore luxurious apartment in 53-storeyed Ahuja Towers, Worli, Mumbai. He lives with his wife Ritika Sajdeh and his daughter Samaira. His residence is spread over 6000 sq ft and has a lovely sea-facing view. 

Rohit Sharma Cars

Rohit Sharma has a lot of luxurious cars in his garage, including a Lamborghini Urus which costs INR 3.15 crores. His other highly valued cars include the BMW X3, Mercedes GLS 400d, and BMW M5 (Formula One Edition).