The current Indian cricket team captain, Rohit Sharma is considered to be one of the best batters in the world. Especially in white ball cricket, he has played so many crucial innings for his team over the years. Whether it is in the IPL (Indian Premier League) or for Team India, he has played so many match-winning knocks over the years. Yesterday as well, he scored a magnificent hundred against CSK. Unfortunately, his inning went in vain. Today, we will talk about Rohit Sharma and his IPL stats till now. So let’s start.
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Rohit Sharma – Details
Rohit Sharma (born on April 30, 1987), also known as “The Hitman” is an Indian cricketer who also captains Team India across all three formats currently. The 37-year-old started his professional cricket career as an off-spinner and became one of the best batters in the world. He has so much talent as so many current players, former players, and experts say he has a little bit more time in his batting. He can judge the ball quickly and the lazy elegance Rohit has made him a very special player.
Born in Nagpur, he went to Mumbai and started his domestic career there. He came into the limelight when he played an important knock of 50* off 40 balls against South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. That was the time when the whole cricketing fraternity saw his talent.
Rohit Sharma’s international debut
He made his international debut in an ODI against Ireland on June 23, 2007, at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. As far as T20Is, he made his debut against England on September 19, 2007, at Kingsmead in the ICC WT20. In both games, he didn’t get the opportunity to bat. Also, he didn’t bowl a single over in those games.
Rohit Sharma in test cricket is a different story. He could have made his Test debut way before if he didn’t get injured. He made his Test debut against West Indies in Kolkata on November 06, 2023. The right-handed batter scored two back-to-back hundreds in that series. It was Sachin Tendulkar’s last international appearance in that series. India won both the tests in Kolkata and Mumbai.
Rohit Sharma – IPL Debut
When the IPL started, a franchise called Deccan Chargers bought Rohit Sharma for an INR 3 crore in 2008. The Hitman made his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on April 20, 2008 at Eden Gardens. He failed to make a mark with the bat and got out for a 3-ball duck in that game. Also, he didn’t get the opportunity to bowl a single over.
Rohit played for Deccan Chargers for 3 years (2008-2010). He also won an IPL title in 2009 with the Deccan Chargers franchise. In that season, he played a crucial role for his team scoring 362 runs and picking up 11 wickets as well.
Rohit Sharma joined Mumbai Indians
In an IPL 2011 auction, there was a bidding war between Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), and Deccan Chargers for Rohit Sharma. But eventually, MI won the battle and bought him for a whopping INR 9.20 crore.
Rohit becomes the captain of MI
Rohit has been doing well with the bat for the franchise. But the team is still searching for their first-ever IPL title. In 2013, the franchise’s team management decided to give the captaincy role to Rohit Sharma in the middle of the tournament. And the decision turned out to be a huge success for MI. They won their first-ever IPL title in 2013 by beating CSK in the final. Since then, Rohit Sharma the captain never looked back. He won 5 IPL titles as captain for MI in the 11 years. In Rohit’s leadership, MI won the titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
Now, the baton has passed to Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma is only playing as a player for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Let us now see Rohit Sharma’s IPL stats.
Rohit Sharma’s stats in the IPL
In batting
| Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | Highest Score | Avg | Balles faced | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| 249 | 244 | 29 | 6472 | 109 | 30.1 | 4932 | 131.22 | 2 | 42 | 582 | 272 |
In bowling
| Matches | Innings | Balls bowled | Runs Conceded | Wickets | Best Figures | Eco. | Avg. | SR |
| 249 | 32 | 339 | 453 | 15 | 4/6 | 8.02 | 30.2 | 22.6 |
He also took a hat-trick in the IPL while playing for Deccan Chargers.
In fielding
| Matches | Catches | Stumpings |
| 249 | 100 | 0 |
Rohit Sharma’s IPL century
| No. | Date | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| 1 | May 12, 2012 | 109* (60) | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 2 | April 14, 2024 | 105* (63) | Chennai Super Kings | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
So this is all about Rohit Sharma and his IPL stats. He has just scored a hundred yesterday against CSK. But unfortunately, his inning went in vain as he didn’t manage to get the team over the line in a run chase. His team is currently sitting at No. 8 in IPL 2024 points table with only 2 wins in 6 games. They will play their next game against Punjab Kings on April 18 at Mullanpur.
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FAQs:-
(1) Who will captain Team India in the upcoming ICC World T20 2024?
Rohit Sharma will lead the side in the upcoming marquee tournament in the US and the West Indies.
(2) How many runs Rohit has scored in ODIs?
In ODIs, Rohit has scored 10709 runs with an average of 49.12 and a strike rate of 91.97 in 262 games. He has 31 centuries and 55 half centuries to his name in this format.
(3) How many runs Hitman Rohit Sharma has scored in tests?
In 101 innings of 59 matches, he has scored 4138 runs with an average of 45.47 and a strike rate of 57.07. Rohit has scored 12 hundreds and 17 fifties in tests till now.
