Image Source: YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRohit Sharma received his first ODI call-up against Ireland on 23 June 2007. Although he did not get to bat, India won the match by 8 wickets.<\/p>\n
At this point of time, Rohit Sharma used to bat in the middle-order. When he finally got a chance to bat against South Africa, Sharma was unable to play well as he got out at 8.<\/p>\n
Sharma scored his 1st half-century against Pakistan in November 2007 followed by a 39* against Australia and 70* against Sri Lanka in February 2008. His triple century in Ranji in 2009 ensured he returned to the ODI squad in 2010.<\/p>\n
This time Sharma took his chance as he scored his first ODI century (114) against Zimbabwe followed by another century against Sri Lanka (101*).<\/p>\n
Missing Out 2011 World Cup & Revival<\/b><\/h4>\n
However, Sharma was unable to show consistent performances leading him to miss out on the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Post WC, Sharma\u2019s career got a revival when MS Dhoni recalled him and promoted him as an opener in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Rohit Sharma never turned back then.<\/p>\n(Rohit Sharma\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSharma scored 177 runs in 5 innings at an average of 35.40 with two half-centuries, as India went on to lift its second Champions Trophy.<\/p>\n
The next year, Rohit scored 264 against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens, and in doing so surpassed Virender Sehwag\u2019s 219 to become the highest-scoring batsman in an ODI. The record still stands, as nobody has been able to cross it.<\/p>\nImage Source: Hindustan Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBy the 2015 ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Rohit Sharma and Shikar Dhawan were the Men in Blue\u2019s newest openers. The duo has opened for India in 105 innings, scoring 4708 runs at an average of 45.26.<\/p>\n
The achieved personal highest opening partnership of 210 runs was achieved against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2018.<\/p>\nImage Source: Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn 2017, Rohit Sharma was named the Indian captain for the first time in his career. India won the ODI series 2-1 under his leadership. He again led India in the 2018 Asia Cup after\u00a0Virat Kohli<\/strong>\u00a0was rested after the England tour. India won the tournament after beating Bangladesh in the final.<\/p>\nThe hitman finished as the batsman with the most ODI runs in 2019. He scored 1,490 runs in 27 innings with an average of 57.30 and a strike rate of 89.92.<\/p>\nLifting the Asia Cup 2018 with a young Indian side. Image Source: BCCI\/Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn his ODI career, Sharma has played 226 ODI matches scoring 9,168 runs with an average of 49.03 and a strike rate of 88.86. Sharma also has 29 centuries and 43 half-centuries to his name.<\/p>\n
ICC Cricket World Cups<\/b><\/h4>\n
Rohit Sharma has played in two Cricket World Cups- 2015 and 2019. His performances as India\u2019s opener were vital in India\u2019s run to the semi-finals in both the tournaments.<\/p>\n
His first World Cup appearance came against Pakistan, wherein Sharma scored 15. After a slow start, Sharma showed his true form when he scored 57* against UAE in the third match.<\/p>\n(Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAgainst Ireland in the 5th match, Sharma scored 64 as India secured an 8-wicket win. His best performance came against Bangladesh in the quarterfinal.<\/p>\n
Rohit Sharma scored 137 as India powered into the semi-finals with a 109 run victory. In the semifinals, Rohit Sharma scored 34 as India collapsed against eventual winners Australia.<\/p>\n
India were the favourites to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup, mainly due to the batting powerhouse of the top order. Sharma scored a century in the first match against South Africa.<\/p>\n
He scored a half-century in the second match against Australia followed by 140 against arch-rivals Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Sharma played a crucial role as India we\u00a0unbeaten in the first five matches of the World Cup. In the 6th match against England, he scored 102 as India\u2019s unbeaten record came to an end.<\/p>\n
Rohit scored two more centuries in the last two group stage matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as India secured the top spot.<\/p>\n
Rohit finished as the tournament\u2019s high scorer 648 runs. He scored 5 centuries and 2 half-centuries and is the only player to do so in a single World Cup.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Test Career<\/b><\/h3>\nRohit Sharma has performed decently when called upon despite not being the first choice openers for India in test cricket. He made his entry into the Indian test team relatively late.<\/p>\n
He scored 177 on his debut against West Indies to join a small group of Indians to score a century on his debut.<\/p>\n
Sharma went on to score 111* at the Wankhede and became the third Indian to score consecutive centuries in the first two tests. Only Sourav Ganguly (1996) and Mohammad Azharuddin (1984) achieved the feat before this.<\/p>\nImage Source: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRohit Sharma has played 38 Test matches in which he has scored 2615 runs with an average of 46.7. He has scored one double century, 7 centuries and 12 half-centuries.<\/p>\n
His high score of 212 runs came against South Africa in October 2019. After the innings, David Warner said that he believes that Rohit Sharma could be the one to break Brian Lara\u2019s 400* record.<\/p>\n
<\/span>T20 Career<\/b><\/h3>\nSharma scored 91.52% runs in boundaries (credits bcci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen it comes to T20, you can hardly find a complete opener than\u00a0Rohit Sharma<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Rohit made his T20 debut for India against England in 2007 ICC World T20 Championships but did not get an opportunity to bat. However, he did get an opportunity against South Africa in his second match and took it with both hands.<\/p>\n
Rohit played and scored an unbeaten 50 as India won by 37 runs. In the semi-finals against Australia, Sharma made a small cameo at the end of the innings and scored 8* off 5 balls as India won by 15 runs.<\/p>\n
In the finals, Rohit made another late cameo and made a crucial contribution of 30* from 15 balls. India won the final by 5 runs. In 2007, Sharma was used predominately as a middle-order batsman coming at number 7 or 8.<\/p>\n
However, under MS Dhoni\u2019s captainship, he has promoted up the order to open the innings. This change affected not only his T20 career but ODI career as well.<\/p>\n
Today Sharma has played 28 ICC T20 World Championship matches. He has scored 673 runs at an average of 24.03 runs and a strike rate of 109.95 runs. His high score of 79* came during the 2009-10 edition against Australia.<\/p>\n
Overall, Rohit Sharma\u2019s statistics speak up for his T20 career. In 111 matches, Rohit Sharma has scored 2864 runs.<\/p>\n
Sharma shares the honour with his fellow teammate and captain Virat Kohli. While their race to the top spot will be the talk of the town, Rohit can be relieved with the fact that he is the only player to hit four T20 international centuries while also leading the list of the batsmen with\u00a0most sixes in T20<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/span>Indian Premier League Career<\/b><\/h2>\nMumbai Indians<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRohit Sharma is the most successful captain in the Indian Premier League. He has won the IPL trophy five times, four times as the captain of the Mumbai Indians.<\/p>\n
Sharma\u2019s IPL campaign started with the Deccan Chargers. He was the vice-captain and a\u00a0 key member of the DC squad which won the coveted trophy in its second season.<\/p>\n
In 2011, Sharma was purchased by the Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 Lakhs. However, his contribution to the Ambani-owned franchise has been invaluable.<\/p>\n
Sharma was given the captainship of the franchise and led the MI to glory. In 2015, he led Mumbai Indians to win the IPL title by beating Chennai Super Kings with a margin of 41 runs in the final.<\/p>\n
In 2017, the Mumbai Indians finished at the top of the table and also went on to win the final under his captaincy. Rohit Sharma and Co. became the most successful side in the IPL when they won it for the fourth time in 2019.<\/p>\nImage Source: IPLT20.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWith the bat, Sharma leads from the front as an example. He has played 188 IPL matches, scoring 4898 runs at an average of 31.60 and a strike rate of 130.82. He has hit 36 half-centuries and a sole century.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Rohit Sharma Stats\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/th>\n | M<\/th>\n | Inn<\/th>\n | NO<\/th>\n | Runs<\/th>\n | HS<\/th>\n | Avg<\/th>\n | BF<\/th>\n | SR<\/th>\n | 100<\/th>\n | 200<\/th>\n | 50<\/th>\n | 4s<\/th>\n | 6s<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
\n\nTest<\/strong><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n | 64<\/td>\n | 8<\/td>\n | 2615<\/td>\n | 212<\/td>\n | 46.7<\/td>\n | 4478<\/td>\n | 58.4<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 12<\/td>\n | 274<\/td>\n | 59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nODI<\/strong><\/td>\n226<\/td>\n | 219<\/td>\n | 32<\/td>\n | 9168<\/td>\n | 264<\/td>\n | 49.03<\/td>\n | 10317<\/td>\n | 88.86<\/td>\n | 29<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n | 43<\/td>\n | 826<\/td>\n | 244<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nT20I<\/strong><\/td>\n111<\/td>\n | 103<\/td>\n | 14<\/td>\n | 2864<\/td>\n | 118<\/td>\n | 32.18<\/td>\n | 2061<\/td>\n | 138.96<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n | 22<\/td>\n | 252<\/td>\n | 133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nIPL<\/strong><\/td>\n200<\/td>\n | 195<\/td>\n | 28<\/td>\n | 5230<\/td>\n | 109<\/td>\n | 31.32<\/td>\n | 4004<\/td>\n | 130.62<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n | 39<\/td>\n | 458<\/td>\n | 213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/span>Rohit Sharma Records<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Sharma holds the highest individual score of 264 in the ODIs.<\/li>\n
- Rohit Sharma has scored 29 centuries in ODIs. Only two Indians ahead of him are Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.<\/li>\n
- He is the only batsmen to score 5 centuries in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.<\/li>\n
- Rohit holds the unique record of scoring a century with a six in all three formats.<\/li>\n
- Sharma has hit the highest number of fours (33) in an ODI match.<\/li>\n
- He has broken the record of most runs from fours and sixes in an ODI. He has scored 186 runs via boundaries. Earlier this record was held by Shane Watson.<\/li>\n
- Rohit holds the second-highest number of sixes in an ODI- 16.<\/li>\n
- Sharma is the only player to score 8, 150 plus scores in ODI.<\/li>\n
- He is the second-fastest opener in the world as well as the fastest Indian opener to reach 4,000 ODI runs. He took 83 innings.<\/li>\n
- Rohit Sharma is the second-fastest opener in the world as well as the fastest Indian opener to reach 5000 ODI runs. He took 102 innings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also See |\u00a030 Insane Rohit Sharma Photos; Stay tuned till the end!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n- Rohit is the 2nd player to hit 3 consecutive centuries in a World Cup.<\/li>\n
- He, along with Sachin holds the records for most centuries in the World Cup- 6.<\/li>\n
- Rohit is the only player to have scored 4 T20I centuries.<\/li>\n
- Sharma has hit the most sixes in T20\u2019s- 133.<\/li>\n
- He is the 2nd Indian after Suresh Raina to have scored at least a century in all 3 international formats.<\/li>\n
- Rohit Sharma is the only Indian to score a T20I century as a captain.<\/li>\n
- He also holds the record for having the most number of half-centuries among openers in T20- 19.<\/li>\n
- Rohit scored 2442 runs in International cricket in 2019. He went past Sanath Jayasuriya\u2019s 2387 runs for Sri Lanka in 1997.<\/li>\n
- He is the second player overall and first Indian to feature in 100 T20 internationals.<\/li>\n
- Third Indian to score Two consecutive centuries in his first two test matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Rohit Sharma Centuries<\/b><\/h2>\nThe Hitman has scored 40 centuries in his international career for India. He ranks 15th on the list of batsmen with the most centuries.<\/p>\n Sharma\u2019s favourite opponents to score centuries against are Australia. He has scored 7 centuries against the Aussies, followed by 6 against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n | | | | |