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Rohit Sharma: Profile| Career| IPL| Records:
Rohit Sharma is an Indian right-handed batter who has many records to his name. In the cricket world, he is popularly known by the name “Ro-HIT Man Sharma” because of his exceptional batting skills. This Indian cricket team batting opener has played some impressive innings that undoubtedly make him one of the greatest sportsmen of all time. Let’s look at his cricket journey so far and his achievements so far.
Childhood and Education:
Rohit Gurunath Sharma was born on April 30, 1987 in Nagpur, Maharashtra to Purnima Sharma and Gurunath Sharma. Due to some financial reasons he was raised by his grandparents in Borivali, Mumbai and had his schooling from Vivekanada high school where he got the scholarship and started training under his coach Dinesh Lad at the young age of 13.
Rohit Sharma’s Cricket Career:
Domestic Career of Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma got selected in the year 2004–05 in the Mumbai Under-17 cricket team and made his name in the U-19 cricket team as well. He had his List A debut in the year 2005 and his first-class debut in 2006, playing against New Zealand A. He played for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and hit some great knocks, earning him a place in the Indian cricket team.
International Career so far:
Rohit Sharma had his international ODI debut in the year 2007 against Ireland, and with his decent form he continued to get selected in the Indian squad and made his first ODI half-century against Pakistan in 2007; he made his first ODI century in the year 2010 against Zimbabwe, and later his form dipped, which lessened his chances of getting selected in any upcoming tours of India; but in the year 2013, when the ICC Champions Trophy was happening in England, he started coming top of the batting order and did wonders alongside Shikhar Dhawan and helped team India win its first ICC Champions Trophy.
Rohit Sharma made his T20I debut in the year 2007 when his maiden ICC T20I world cup happened with his half-century in the match against South Africa; India put a fighting total on the board in the quarter-final of the tournament; he made his first T20 century in the year 2015 against South Africa; and with his inception in the T20 world cup 2022, he became the only Indian batter who has played every T20 world cup since 2007.
In his test debut, which happened in 2013, he hit a century and became the second-highest scorer on debut; he scored 177 in that test match against the West Indies. Later on, he became part of the tour of India against Australia in the year 2018 and had a decent test series, as he made a half-century in the series and the Indian team won the series. In the year 2022, he became captain of the Indian cricket test team, and since then he has been leading the team in test cricket.
IPL Career so far:
In the year 2008, when the IPL got started, he became part of the Deccan Chargers (IPL franchise), got terminated from the IPL due to financial problems, and in the year 2011 he was inducted into the Mumbai Indians (IPL franchise), and he has been a part of the team since then. He got the captaincy of the Mumbai Indians in the year 2013, and in the same year Mumbai Indians won its maiden IPL trophy, he led his team to five IPL titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020). He is still leading the team as a captain in 2023.
Rohit Sharma’s Records and Accolades:
Here are some of the major records set by RO hit man Sharma in his cricket career so far and some awards that he got because of his performance:
- He was bestowed with the Arjuna Award in the year 2015 for his contribution to cricket, and besides that, he got the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in the year 2020.
- He is the holder of the highest individual score in a One Day International match record, he scored 264 against Sri Lanka.
- In the 2019 ODI cricket world cup, he became the first batsman to score five centuries in a single edition of the world cup.
- He set the world record for the highest number of sixes in a test series.
- Rohit Sharma is the only player who has scored three double centuries in ODI cricket.
- He was named Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2019 and ODI Player of the Year in 2020.
Rohit Sharma’s Cricket Career Stats:
Though the right-handed batter is known for his batting skills, he also sometimes bowls as a right-arm off-spinner and took a hat trick in the IPL against the Mumbai Indians in 2009.
| Format | Batting Average | Centuries | Half Centuries | Bowling Average |
| T20I | 31.32 | 4 | 29 | 113.00 |
| ODI | 48.6 | 30 | 48 | 64.37 |
| Test | 45.66 | 9 | 14 | 112 |
| IPL | 30.28 | 1 | 41 | 32.53 |
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Personal and Social Life of Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma shares moments with his fans frequently on social media, whether he is on or off the field. In the year 2015, he tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Ritika Sajdeh, and in the year 2018, the couple got blessed with a baby girl who they named “Samaira”. He always praised his wife’s contribution to making him a good cricketer, as she was always on his side when things were not in his favor.
Apart from cricket, Rohit Sharma contributes to society by participating in various NGO initiatives. Besides that, he regularly spreads awareness among the masses about animal protection; he joined PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) in 2015; Rohit Sharma’s diet mostly consists of vegetarian foods, but he also includes eggs in his diet.
