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Rohit Sharma
- Age
- 39y 196d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm off break
- From
- Nagpur
- Age
- 39y 196d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm off break
- From
- Nagpur
Rohit Sharma, a batter from Mumbai, carried the label of a special talent for much of his career, and at times it weighed on him. He averaged above 50 in first-class cricket and made people take notice with an unbeaten triple century in the Ranji Trophy. His international break came at the 2007 World T20. Called in at the last minute after Yuvraj Singh was injured, the 20-year-old made a composed half-century at Kingsmead against South Africa, and India defended their total to knock the hosts out.
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His early one-day career was uneven. He played some useful innings in the CB series in Australia, but critics pointed to loose shot selection and trouble against the short ball. An average of 22 cost him a place in the 2011 World Cup squad. A Test debut in Nagpur in 2010 also slipped away when he was hurt in a warm-up football game. The IPL kept him in contention. He made more than 350 runs in each of his three seasons with the Deccan Chargers before joining the Mumbai Indians in 2011.
His career turned when MS Dhoni moved him up to open in ODIs. Alongside Dhawan, he helped India win the 2013 Champions Trophy without losing a match. Against Australia he made 491 runs in 6 innings, finishing with 209 in Bangalore. He scored 177 on Test debut against West Indies at Eden Gardens, in Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series, then an unbeaten 111 at the Wankhede. Later came 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens and a third ODI double century, also against Sri Lanka. He made 330 runs at the 2015 World Cup, including a quarter-final hundred against Bangladesh. At the 2019 World Cup in England he was the leading run-scorer, with 648 runs from 9 games at an average of 81.
He went on to captain India in all three formats. As leader, he lost a 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final to England and the 2023 ODI World Cup final to Australia after an unbeaten run to the final. He then lifted the 2024 T20 World Cup in Barbados and retired from T20Is. After a lean Test spell, which included a 3-0 home defeat to New Zealand, he left himself out of the Sydney Test. He was Man of the Match in the Champions Trophy final. In April 2025 he retired from Test cricket.
In the IPL, his best season was 2013, when he scored 538 runs as Mumbai won their first title. He led the franchise to five titles in all. Hardik Pandya replaced him as captain in 2024, but Mumbai retained him ahead of the 2025 auction.
