About ROHIT SHARMA

runath Sharma (born 30 April 1987), is an Indian international cricketer and the current captain of India men’s cricket team in all formats.

Considered one of the best batsmen of his generation and one of greatest opening batters of all time,[3] Sharma is known for his timing, elegance, six-hitting abilities and leadership skills.

He plays as a right-handed batsman for India national cricket team in international cricket, Mumbai Indians in IPL and for Mumbai in domestic cricket.

Rohit also captains Mumbai Indians and the team has won 5 titles under his leadership, the most by any team. 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.


Personal information

• Full name Rohit Gurunath Sharma
• Born30 April 1987 (age 36)
• Nagpur, Maharashtra,India
• Nickname Hitman
• Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
• BattingRight-handed
• BowlingRight-arm off breakRoleOpening batter.

International information

• National sideIndia (2007–present)
• Test debut (cap 280)6 November 2013 v West Indies
• Last Test7 June 2023 v Australia
• ODI debut (cap 168)23 June 2007 v Ireland
• Last ODI22 March 2023 v Australia
• ODI shirt no.45 (formerly 77)
• T20I debut (cap 17)19 September 2007 v England
• Last T20I10 November 2022 v England
• T20I shirt no.45 (formerly 77)

Domestic team information

• YearsTeam2006/07–present Mumbai
• 2008–2010Deccan Chargers (squad no. 45)
• 2011–presentMumbai Indians (squad no. 45)


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 in 2020. Under his captaincy, India won the 2018 Asia Cup, the seventh time the country won the title.

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.


Playing style

Sharma is an aggressive batsman but plays with style and elegance.

He is usually an opening batsman in limited overs cricket, but has played most of his Test cricket as a middle-order batsman.

In limited overs cricket, Sharma is widely recognised as one of the format's most outstanding batsmen. for his attacking batting and six hitting abilities he often referred as Hitman.Sunil Gavaskar considers Sharma to have a batting style similar to those of Virender Sehwag and Viv Richards.

In his column for The Times of India in November 2018
Gavaskar said:The standout performer in both the limited overs series and the T20 series has been Rohit Sharma. Like Virender Sehwag before him, he is unstoppable once he gets going and like Viru he has an appetite for big hundreds.

When Viru used to get out looking to hit another delivery out of the park, there used to be consternation around the ground, just like it is when Rohit gets out to a seemingly casual shot.

If Rohit can turn his white ball exploits into red ball cricket, he will be the most destructive batsman in the world after Viv Richards and Virender Sehwag.While Sharma is not a regular bowler, he can bowl right arm off spin.

He usually fields in the slips and has said this is a part of his game which he works very hard on for improvement.


National honors

• 2015 – Arjuna Award
• 2020 – Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna

Sporting honours

• ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year: 2019
• ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year: 2014 (12th man),2016,2017, 2018, 2019
• ICC Men's ODI Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
• ICC Men's T20I Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
• ICC Men's Test Team of the Year: 2021

For his achievements on India's tour of England in 2021, Sharma was selected by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in its 2022 edition.