Rohit Sharma, recognised as the most talented player, who plays in domestic as well as in international cricket. Rohit Sharma captains Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is also the vice-captain of the Indian national team in limited overs format. Rohit Sharma is a right-handed batsman.
Apart from cricket, Rohit Sharma is an active supporter of animal welfare and also a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Here are some interesting facts to know about him:
1. Three double Ton in ODI history:
Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to score three double centuries in the One Day Internationals history. Rohit’s first double century was against Australia in the year 2009. Rohit Sharma made history with his unbeatable 264 run knock against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma scored his third double century in 2017 , against Sri Lanka.
2. Second richest player in IPL:
Rohit Sharma is the second player to enter the IPL Moneyball with 100cr salary. Rohit has earned the total IPL salary of 122cr and thus stands the second highest in the list of top 10 earners of the IPL.
3. First skipper to win 4 IPL titles:
Rohit Sharma is the first skipper to lead his team to the IPL title 4 times. Under, Rohit Sharma’s captaincy Mumbai Indians (MI) have won four titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) in IPL. Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in the history of IPL.
4. Fastest Indian batsman to score a century:
Rohit Sharma is the fastest Indian batsman to score a century in T20I.
5. Most run scorer in the T20s:
Rohit Sharma who started his career in the year 2007, is the highest run scorer in T20 internationals. He has scored 2331 runs in 18 innings of 96 matches so far.
6. Most 150+ scorer batsman:
Rohit Sharma has scored more that 150 in One Day Internationals. Rohit has scored 6 times 150+ runs in his ODI career.
7. Highest individual score in ODI:
Rohit Sharma has scored not only one but, three double tons in ODI history. Rohit’s second double ton against Sri Lankan team in 2014 is one of the biggest individual score of IDIs cricket.
8. Scored century in his Test cricket debut:
Rohit Sharma is among those batsman who have scored a century during his debut in Test cricket. Rohit scored 177 runs against West Indies in November 2013.
9. Rohit Sharma ODIs:
Runs – 9115
100s – 29
50s – 43
10. Rohit Sharma T20s:
Runs – 2773
100s – 4
50s – 21
11. Rohit Sharma Test:
Runs – 2141
100s – 6
50s – 10
12. Rohit Sharma IPL:
Runs – 4898
100s – 1
50s – 36
