His rise from a young lad with aspirations to one of India's cricketing legends is one of skill, determination, and enormous achievement. Rohit Sharma has established himself as one of the best limited-overs batters in the game's history, with multiple records and milestones to his name.
1. Maharashtra-born
Sharma was born on April 30, 1987, in Bansod, Maharashtra. Purnima Sharma, his mother, is from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Gurunath Sharma's father worked as a caretaker at a transport firm's warehouse.
2. Domestic Debut
In March 2005, Sharma made his List A debut for West Zone versus Central Zone in the Deodhar Trophy at Gwalior. He scored 31* while batting at number eight. In July 2006, Sharma made his first-class debut for India A against New Zealand A in Darwin. He hit 57 and 22 as India won by three wickets. In the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy season, he made his Ranji Trophy debut for Mumbai, scoring 205 off 267 balls against Gujarat.
3. Domestic Career
Rohit Sharma has a first-class average of 53.80, with 27 hundred and 36 half-centuries to his name. He scored a total of 8663 runs in first class, but his list-a is far superior, which is why he is the greatest in limited-over games. He has 12067 runs at a strike rate of 46.23, with 33 centuries and 61 half-centuries.
4. Jersey Number
Rohit Sharma attributed his jersey number to his mother, saying, "Why am I 45? It's only that the number appeals to my mum. There were a lot of numbers taken, so I asked my mother what number I should pick. So, she suggested 45 as a suitable number for you." Rohit's fortunes have improved dramatically since donning the number 45 shirt.
5. MS Dhoni
Ms Dhoni gets most of the credit for Rohit's success since he trusted in him and asked him to open innings in the 2013 Champions Trophy, resulting in the 'Hitman' becoming one of the tournament's top five run scorers. Rohit Sharma scored 177 runs in five games, averaging 35.40. As a result of this relocation, Sharma's career was reinvigorated.
6. International Debut
Rohit Sharma scored 177 on his Test debut against the West Indies in November 2013 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He followed it up with 111* in the second Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, his home ground. Sharma made his ODI debut against Ireland in Belfast on June 23, 2007. Sharma was named to India's T20 World Cup squad in 2007, when he made a mark by hitting an unbroken 50 off 40 deliveries against hosts South Africa in the quarterfinals.
7. International Career
Rohit Sharma had one of the best careers anyone could ask for seeing both ups and downs in his life, he started in 2007 and has never looked back, he has played 443 matches and has scored 17355 runs at an average of 42.95 and scored 44 centuries which includes three double centuries and 93 half centuries.
8. World Cup
Sharma made his debut at the 2015 World Cup, appearing in eight matches for India. India advanced to the semi-finals before being eliminated by Australia. Sharma finished the event with 330 runs. Sharma was named India's vice-captain for the 2019 World Cup in England. He became the first batsman in World Cup history to hit five hundred in a single tournament, and he tied Tendulkar's record of six centuries in all World Cup matches.
9. IPL Auction
Rohit Sharma was in the 2008 auction when he was picked up by Deccan Charges for 30 lakhs, he played three seasons for DC before being in the 2011 auction when he was picked up by Mumbai Indians for 90 lakhs and has been playing for them ever since, he has made 178 crores in total from IPL.
10. IPL Career
Having an IPL Hatrick scoring a century to winning it five times as a captain to six times as a player, he has scored 42 half-centuries at an average of 29.58, he has scored 6211 runs in 243 matches, his highest score is 109* in IPL.
