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Rohit Sharma
Sharma in 2023 at the 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event
Personal information
Full name
Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Born
(1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 37) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Nickname
Hitman, Ro, Shana[1][2][3]
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off break
Role
Top-order batter
International information
National side
India (2007–present)
Test debut (cap 280)
6 November 2013 v West Indies
Last Test
9 March 2024 v England
ODI debut (cap 168)
23 June 2007 v Ireland
Last ODI
19 November 2023 v Australia
ODI shirt no.
45 (formerly 77)
T20I debut (cap 17)
19 September 2007 v England
Last T20I
17 January 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.
45 (formerly 77)
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2006/07–present
Mumbai
2008–2010
Deccan Chargers (squad no. 45)
2011–present
Mumbai Indians (squad no. 45)
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
59
262
120
333
Runs scored
4,137
10,709
9,123
12,951
Batting average
45.46
49.12
52.73
46.75
100s/50s
12/17
31/55
29/37
34/68
Top score
212
264
309*
264
Balls bowled
383
598
2,153
1,372
Wickets
2
9
24
31
Bowling average
112.00
58.00
48.08
37.70
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
0
Best bowling
1/26
2/27
4/41
4/28
Catches/stumpings
60/–
93/–
104/–
117/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up
2023 India
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner
2007 South Africa
Runner-up
2014 Bangladesh
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner
2013 England and Wales
Runner-up
2017 England and Wales
ICC World Test Championship
Runner-up
2019–21
Runner-up
2021–23
ACC Asia Cup
Winner
2010 Sri Lanka
Winner
2016 Bangladesh
Winner
2018 United Arab Emirates
Winner
2023 Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Runner-up
2008 Pakistan
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Runner-up
2006 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2024
Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian international cricketer who currently captains the India national cricket team across all formats. He is a right-handed batsman. Considered one of the best batsmen of his generation and one of the greatest opening batters of all time,[4] Sharma is known for his timing, elegance, six-hitting abilities and leadership skills. Sharma holds several batting records which famously include most sixes in international cricket,[a] most double centuries in ODI cricket (3), most centuries at Cricket World Cups (7) and joint most hundreds in Twenty20 Internationals (5). Rohit Sharma is the first player to score 5 T20I centuries.[6] He plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL and for Mumbai in domestic cricket.
Sharma formerly captained Mumbai Indians and the team has won 5 titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 under his leadership, making him the most successful captain in IPL history, sharing this record with MS Dhoni (5 title wins in IPL). With India, Sharma was a member of the team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, where he played in the finals of both tournaments. Rohit is one of four players to have played in every edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, from the inaugural edition in 2007 to the latest one in 2022.
Sharma currently holds the world record for the highest individual score (264) in a One Day International (ODI) match and is the only player to have scored three double-centuries in ODIs and also holds the record for scoring most hundreds (five) in a single Cricket World Cup, for which he won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year award in 2019. Sharma has received two national honours, the Arjuna Award in 2015 and the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2020 by the Government of India. Under his captaincy, India won the 2018 Asia Cup and the 2023 Asia Cup, the seventh and eighth time the country won the title, both in ODI format as well as the 2018 Nidahas Trophy, their second overall and first in T20I format.
Outside cricket, Sharma is an active supporter of animal welfare campaigns. He is the official Rhino Ambassador for WWF-India and is a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). He has worked with PETA in its campaign to raise awareness of the plight of homeless cats and dogs in India.
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"Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest ever ODI openers". Times of India. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
"Rohit Sharma probably among top 3 or 5 openers of all time". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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