Currently serving as the Vice Captain of the Indian One-Day International and Twenty20 teams, Rohit Sharma is a cricketer who competes for India on the international stage. In the Indian Premier League, he serves as the captain of the Mumbai Indians side. The right-handed batsman is most often referred to as “The Hitman” due to his propensity to strike hard. He has struck a record three double-hundreds in one-day internationals (ODIs), in addition to centuries in international tests and Twenty20 forms.
The fact that he began his profession at the age of twenty gained him plaudits almost immediately for his composed and mature performance. However, throughout the early stages of his career, he was unable to participate in one-day internationals and made his debut in a test match due to a difficult period and an injury that occurred at an inappropriate moment. He had the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities as a batsman, an occasional bowler, and a captain thanks to the newly introduced Twenty20 tournament in the Indian Premier League.
Following his promotion to the opening position, he demonstrated exceptional performance, particularly in the limited-overs formats. He demonstrated his brilliance by scoring back-to-back centuries in his first two matches, even though his Test debut was delayed. The 30th of April, 1987 saw Rohit Gurunath Sharma being born in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra. His parents, Gurunath Sharma, who worked as a caretaker for a warehouse for a transportation company, and Purnima Sharma, were his parents.
Rohit Sharma Biography
| Name | Rohit Sharma |
| Full Name | Rohit Gurunath Sharma |
| Date of Birth | 30 April 1987 |
| Place of Birth | Nagpur, Mumbai |
| Other Names | Hitman |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father’s Name | Gurunath Sharma |
| Mother’s Name | Purnima Sharma |
| Siblings | Vishal Sharma |
| Spouse | Ritika Sajdeh |
| Marriage Date | 24 May 1995 |
| Children | Sara Tendulkar, |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm Spin |
| ODI Debut | 23 June 2007 vs. Ireland |
| Test Debut | November 2013 vs. West Indies |
| Favourite Food | Rice and lentils |
| Favourite Actor | Hrithik Roshan |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Because his father’s wages were not adequate to raise him and his younger brother Vishal, he spent his childhood in the western Mumbai district of Borivli with his grandparents and uncles. He also made it a habit to see his parents on the weekends. When he was eight years old, he had an interest in cricket, and he was able to persuade his uncle to give him two hundred rupees so that he could participate in a coaching camp that was directed by Dinesh Lad.
Lad, who was also a coach at Swami Vivekanand International School, convinced him to transfer to their school since he saw his potential there. Swami Vivekanand International School had superior cricketing facilities. Upon discovering that his uncle was unable to pay for the tuition that the gifted youngster would be required to pay there, Lad made arrangements for a sports scholarship that would cover all four years of the boy’s education and urged the off-spin bowler to start as a batter.
Following that, he made his debut as an opener in the Harris and Giles Shield school cricket competitions, where he struck a century on his very first attempt. During the Deodhar Trophy match that West Zone played versus Central Zone in Gwalior in March of 2005, Rohit Sharma made his international debut for West Zone in the sport of domestic cricket. As a result of his unbroken 142 in 123 balls versus North Zone in Udaipur during the same competition, he got a lot of attention.
Even before he made his Ranji debut, he was chosen for the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy and also made it into the list of thirty probables for the Champions Trophy. However, he was not picked for the final team. Following his first-class debut for India A, which took place in Darwin in July 2006 against New Zealand A, he made his Ranji debut for Mumbai in the 2006-07 season, during which he struck a double-century against Gujarat. However, his first-class debut was against New Zealand A.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 247 | 28 | 6329 | 109* | 29.57 | 4845 | 130.63 | 1 | 42 | 568 | 264 | 100 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 49 | 29.50 | 69 | 171.01 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 332 | 65 | 20.75 | 250 | 132.80 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 268 | 48 | 19.14 | 223 | 120.18 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 381 | 63 | 29.30 | 299 | 127.42 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 332 | 80 | 27.66 | 260 | 127.69 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 405 | 67 | 28.92 | 315 | 128.57 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 286 | 94 | 23.83 | 215 | 133.02 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 2 | 333 | 67 | 23.78 | 273 | 121.97 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 3 | 489 | 85* | 44.45 | 368 | 132.88 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 2 | 482 | 98* | 34.42 | 333 | 144.74 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 15 | 2 | 390 | 59* | 30.00 | 302 | 129.13 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 5 | 538 | 79* | 38.42 | 409 | 131.54 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 2 | 433 | 109* | 30.92 | 342 | 126.60 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 3 | 372 | 87 | 33.81 | 297 | 125.25 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 2 | 404 | 73 | 28.85 | 302 | 133.77 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 16 | 3 | 362 | 52 | 27.84 | 315 | 114.92 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | 404 | 76* | 36.72 | 273 | 147.98 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 247 | 363 | 453 | 15 | 4/6 | 30.20 | 7.49 | 24.20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0/4 | – | 11.14 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 1/20 | 26.00 | 8.66 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0/1 | – | 4.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0/16 | – | 16.00 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 48 | 53 | 0 | 0/14 | – | 13.25 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 114 | 153 | 2 | 1/19 | 76.50 | 8.05 | 57.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 16 | 138 | 161 | 11 | 4/6 | 14.63 | 7.00 | 12.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1/25 | 25.00 | 6.25 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
In 2007, Rohit Sharma made his first appearance in a One-Day International (ODI) match against Ireland in Belfast. However, he did not have the opportunity to bat in the match. In the same year, he was awarded the “Man of the Match” title for his performance in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 match against South Africa, in which he scored an unbeaten fifty off of forty balls and led India to win. The match took place on September 20, 2017.
As a result of his first one-day international half-century, which he scored against Pakistan on November 18, 2007, he was chosen to participate in the Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia during the 2007–2008 season. During his time in Australia, he notched two more half-centuries, one of which was a 66 in the first final match, which took place in Sydney, and it was during India’s victorious run chase.
Even though he scored a triple century in Ranji, he was not able to clinch a spot in the playing eleven for India’s tour of Bangladesh in 2009. This was due to a string of poor performances that brought him out of the middle-order position in the squad. Because he hurt himself while playing football during the warm-up session, he was unable to take advantage of the chance to make his test debut after being picked in February 2010 to replace V. V. S. Laxman even though he was injured.
During the tri-series that took place in May 2010, he scored two centuries in a row against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. However, because of his poor performance in South Africa, he was not included in the Indian team that would compete in the 2011 World Cup. The two half-centuries he scored against the West Indies in 2011 earned him his first “Man of the Series” accolade. One of his half-centuries was a match-winning 86 off 91 balls, which he scored after India had fallen to 92-6.
As a result of his strong performance, he was allowed to create an opening partnership with Shikhar Dhawan for the Champions Trophy in 2013. Subsequently, the two of them established an outstanding relationship and led India to several series victories. On a personal level, he set the global record for the most sixes hit in an ODI innings with 16 when he struck 209 runs off 158 balls against Australia in Bangalore. He also broke the record for the most sixes hit in an ODI innings.
He was given the responsibility of leading the Mumbai Ranji squad for the 2013–14 season, after the retirement of Ajit Agarkar. This was because he had been a successful captain for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He was given the role of captain of the Indian team for the Sri Lanka series in December 2017, after Virat Kohli was given a break. Following this, the Indian side won the one-day international (ODI) series by a score of 2-1 and the Twenty20 series by a score of 3-0.
