Matches (18)
IND v AUS (1)
Asian Games (W) (2)
Malaysia Tri (1)
County DIV1 (5)
County DIV2 (3)
Gulf T20I (3)
CPL 2023 (1)
BAN v NZ (1)
RHF Trophy (1)

Full Name

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Born

April 30, 1987, Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Age

36y 145d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Top order Batter

Languid and easy on the eye, Rohit Sharma owned all the shots in the book when he emerged from the Mumbai suburbs as heir apparent to the Indian batting greats of the 2000s. It took him time and persistence, but by the 2010s he had become a colossus in white-ball cricket, and the man in charge of perhaps the most formidable league team in the first age of T20.

That Rohit had talent was apparent to both the casual observer and to the trained eye. Fans were frustrated at the long wait for the potential to translate into runs, though selectors and captains, knowing better, kept backing him. At one point the word "talent" was Rohit's bugbear, a pejorative nickname for him on social media. Once it all clicked, though - the move to open the batting in ODIs late in 2012 was one particular turning point - things came together spectacularly.

Rohit scored ODI double-hundreds for fun, won six IPLs in the first 15 editions of the tournament, scored five hundreds at the 2019 ODI World Cup, and when he finally got to open in Tests in 2019, three quick hundreds in his first series in the role, one of them a double.

Ironically his IPL franchise nicknamed him "Hitman" when he was anything but: more caresser, less hitter. But Rohit still became known as one of the foremost hitters of colossal sixes of his era. So spectacular and certain was his acceleration that people began anticipate a massive score every time he went past 50.

His captaincy at Mumbai Indians, whom he led to five titles, won plaudits. He proved himself a methodical, studious and calm leader, one not averse to using technology and data to arrive at decisions. He was an able deputy to Virat Kohli in limited-overs formats in international cricket, winning India two titles in Kohli's absence, and took over as captain in all formats in 2022.

Rohit Sharma Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests52889367721246.54653456.27101639477510
ODIs250242361003126448.691111390.263051923286910
T20Is14814017385311831.322767139.24429348182580
FC113179188663309*53.80--2736--950
List A321309441227326446.31--3364--1150
T20s423410491103511830.568264133.536749894791640

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests521638322421/261/35112.003.50191.5000
ODIs2503859351582/272/2764.375.2174.1000
T20Is14896811311/221/22113.009.9768.0000
FC1137021531154244/415/8548.083.2189.7100
List A3217013671162304/284/2838.735.1045.5100
T20s42359635830294/64/628.627.8421.8100
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Jay Shah, of the ACC and BCCI, is all smiles handing over the Asia Cup trophy to India captain Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma greets Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli congratulates Ishan Kishan after India's 263-ball win
The prize - Rohit Sharma and Dasun Shanaka pose with the trophy
One last time at the Asia Cup - Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma work out their plans
India weren't at their best in the field, and that left Rohit Sharma frustrated
Rohit Sharma won the toss and asked Shakib Al Hasan to bat first