Rohit Sharma
- Date of Birth 1987-4-30
- Role top-order batter
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm offbreak
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | WI vs IND | 2013-11-06 |
| ODI | IRE vs IND | 2007-06-23 |
| T20 | IND vs ENG | 2007-09-19 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
67
Innings
116
Runs
4301
Average
40.57
Strike Rate
57.05
Highest Score
212
100s
12
50s
18
Fours
473
Sixes
88
Catches
68
Bowling Statistics
Matches
67
Innings
16
Wickets
2
Average
112
Economy
3.5
Strike Rate
191.5
Best Figure
1/26
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
383
Runs Conceded
224
Batting Statistics
Matches
279
Innings
271
Runs
11516
Average
49.21
Strike Rate
92.85
Highest Score
264
100s
33
50s
61
Fours
1081
Sixes
355
Catches
102
Bowling Statistics
Matches
279
Innings
40
Wickets
9
Average
59.22
Economy
5.24
Strike Rate
67.7
Best Figure
2/27
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
610
Runs Conceded
533
Batting Statistics
Matches
159
Innings
151
Runs
4231
Average
32.05
Strike Rate
140.89
Highest Score
121*
100s
5
50s
32
Fours
383
Sixes
205
Catches
65
Bowling Statistics
Matches
159
Innings
9
Wickets
1
Average
113
Economy
9.97
Strike Rate
68
Best Figure
1/22
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
68
Runs Conceded
113
Batting Statistics
Matches
350
Innings
338
Runs
13758
Average
46.95
Strike Rate
Highest Score
264
100s
36
50s
74
Fours
Sixes
Catches
126
Bowling Statistics
Matches
350
Innings
72
Wickets
31
Average
38.06
Economy
5.11
Strike Rate
44.6
Best Figure
4/28
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1384
Runs Conceded
1180
Batting Statistics
Matches
463
Innings
450
Runs
12248
Average
30.85
Strike Rate
135.21
Highest Score
121*
100s
8
50s
82
Fours
1110
Sixes
547
Catches
175
Bowling Statistics
Matches
463
Innings
59
Wickets
29
Average
28.62
Economy
7.84
Strike Rate
21.8
Best Figure
4/6
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
635
Runs Conceded
830
Rohit Sharma player profile
Languid and easy on the eye, Rohit Sharma owned all the shots in the book when he emerged from the Mumbai suburbs as heir apparent to the Indian batting greats of the 2000s. It took him time and persistence, but by the 2010s he had become a colossus in white-ball cricket, and the man in charge of perhaps the most formidable league team in the first age of T20.
That Rohit had talent was apparent to both the casual observer and to the trained eye. Fans were frustrated at the long wait for the potential to translate into runs, though selectors and captains, knowing better, kept backing him. At one point the word "talent" was Rohit's bugbear, a pejorative nickname for him on social media. Once it all clicked, though - the move to open the batting in ODIs late in 2012 was one particular turning point - things came together spectacularly.
Rohit scored ODI double-hundreds for fun, won six IPLs in the first 15 editions of the tournament, scored five hundreds at the 2019 ODI World Cup, and when he finally got to open in Tests in 2019, three quick hundreds in his first series in the role, one of them a double.
Ironically his IPL franchise nicknamed him "Hitman" when he was anything but: more caresser, less hitter. But Rohit still became known as one of the foremost hitters of colossal sixes of his era. So spectacular and certain was his acceleration that people began anticipate a massive score every time he went past 50.
His captaincy at Mumbai Indians, whom he led to five titles, won plaudits. He proved himself a methodical, studious and calm leader, one not averse to using technology and data to arrive at decisions. He was an able deputy to Virat Kohli in limited-overs formats in international cricket, winning India two titles in Kohli's absence, and took over as captain in all formats in 2022.
Under Rohit's captaincy, India reached the final of the World Test Championship in 2023 and the ODI World Cup final later that same year, both times falling agonisingly short of a global trophy. He remedied that by leading India to the T20 World Cup title in 2024, ending a 13-year wait for ICC silverware, and then the Champions Trophy in 2025. In 2024, Rohit became the first men's player to appear in over 150 T20Is, though he announced his retirement from the format after India's T20 World Cup win.
Rohit Sharma IPL factfile
- Rohit Sharma has won six IPL titles: one with Deccan Chargers and five as captain of Mumbai Indians (MI), making him the joint most successful captain in the Indian Premier League.
- He joined Mumbai in 2011 and became captain in 2013. He took them to their maiden IPL title in his first season as captain and went on to lead MI for 11 years before he was replaced by Hardik Pandya for the 2024 season.
- Rohit is MI's top-scorer and one of only four batters with more than 6000 runs in the IPL. He has two hundreds in the IPL so far - one was in 2012 and the other in 2024.
- Rohit's best IPL season with the bat was in 2013, when he scored 538 runs in MI's title-winning campaign. In 2015, Rohit was the Player of the Final as Mumbai beat Chennai Super Kings to win their second IPL title. MI went on to win the IPL in 2017, 2019 and 2020 under Rohit's leadership