Rohit Sharma Stats, Records, Wife, Family And Age

On 30th April 1987, a young cricket legend by the name of Rohit Gurunath Sharma was born. Rohit Sharma, as he’s commonly known, was born and raised in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra. His father wasn't able to take care of him due to his financial constraints, so he was brought up by his doting grandparents. He often visited his parents during the weekends who lived in a single-room house in Dombivli, Mumbai. He also has a younger brother named Vishal Sharma.

Despite all the hardships he faced, he didn’t let his passion for cricket die and started playing at a young age. He quickly emerged as one of the cricketers to look out for. Currently, he is the captain of the Indian Cricket Team, in all formats. He plays as a right-handed batsman and is considered one of the best batsmen this generation has seen. Apart from playing for Team India, he has exhibited his batting abilities in International Cricket (T20, ICC Champions Trophy, etc.) and also IPL (he was the captain for Mumbai Indians, and the team won 5 times!).

Early Life

From a very young age, he knew he wanted to be a cricketer when he grew up. When he was 12, he decided to join a cricket camp in 1999, by borrowing money from his uncle. His coach at the camp, Dinesh Lad, saw the potential in him and suggested he change his school to Swami Vivekanand International School as it had better cricket facilities and made sure he got the scholarship as well so he could focus on his budding career.

After completing 4 years in the school, he started playing as an off-spinner and got promoted from number eight to open the innings! In school, he excelled in the Harris and Giles Shield school cricket tournaments and once, scored a century as an opener. And it was just the beginning!

Rohit Sharma Wife

In 2015 Rohit Sharma got married to Ritika Sajdeh, who used to be his manager before they began dating.  She worked at Cornerstone Sports in Mumbai, a company owned by her first cousin Bunty Sajdeh. Rohit Sharma and Ritika started dating in 2008, married in 2015, and welcomed their daughter roughly three years later.

Rohit Sharma’s International Career 

Since 2007, Rohit Sharma has represented Team India internationally multiple times. In fact, he is the only batsman to score three double hundreds in One Day International. He made his ODI debut in 2007 against Ireland and scored his first century during the 2010 Tri-nation tournament. Continuing his streak of achievements, he scored two centuries, including a double-century in the 2013 bilateral series against Australia. In the 2019 World Cup, he set the record for most centuries scored in a World Cup, after scoring five centuries! As of 2023, he is the only active Indian player with the most centuries in ICC Tournaments.

Achievements: Till now, Rohit has scored 48 centuries in international cricket—31 in ODI (One Day Internationals), 12 in Test Matches, and 5 in T20I (Twenty20 Internationals).

Rohit Sharma’s Test Match Career

Rohit made his Test Debut in November 2013, during Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series, and played his second Test Match in Mumbai, his home ground. Following his debut, he scored a smashing 177 runs in 301 balls, including 23 fours and a six!

After being out of the Test team in 2017–18, he played the 2018–19 tour of Australia. But during the first test match, he sustained a minor injury, resulting in him missing the second match. In October 2019, he played his third Test Match against South Africa and also scored his first double-century and his 2,000th run.

In 2020, during the Australia Tour, he was named the vice-captain of India's Test team. In February 2022, he was appointed as the captain of Team India, succeeding Virat Kohli.

Rohit Sharma’s ODI Career

'Blazing batting, perfect timing, and extraordinary talent'- that's how we describe the cricket legend, Rohit Sharma! In cricket, where it's hard to score one double century, he has managed to score three double centuries for men in blue in limited-over cricket. 

Going through Rohit Sharma stats in ODI cricket. He made his International Debut in a one-day match in June 2007. He scored 52 runs against Pakistan in November 2007 and was then selected for the 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series. Even though he scored 235 runs at an average of 33.57 with 2 fifties in the same series, his ODI performances declined post that; he lost his middle-order position to Suresh Raina. In 2019, he was recalled to the ODI team for the tri-nations tournament as Tendulkar opted not to play.

In 2010, his poor form in South Africa resulted in him not being a part of the 2011 World Cup. Despite the hiccup, he was recalled to the limited-overs squad for the 2011 Tour Of West Indies and he played well.

In 2012, he had a disastrous form and scored a low 168 runs in the whole calendar. MS Dhoni saw faith in him and decided to move him up the batting order to open with Shikhar Dhawan for the ICC Champions Trophy, 2013. The pairing was quite a success as India won the competition. In 2014, he broke the world record for the highest cricket score in a one-day international innings by scoring 264 from 173 balls- continuing his good form.

In December 2017, Virat Kohli (the Indian Cricket Team captain at that time), decided to take a back seat and Rohit was appointed team captain instead. Under his leadership, India won the series (by 2-1) which was their eighth consecutive series win. In addition, he also hit his third ODI double-century in the series! In 2018, he led Team India to the Asia Cup, resulting in another prominent win for Team India as they defeated Bangladesh in the finals! 

Rohit Sharma’s T20I Career

In 2007, a 20-year-old made his debut in T20I against England but didn't get a chance to show his exceptional batting skills until his second game where he scored 50 runs from 40 deliveries against South Africa in the quarter-finals.  This unbeaten score resulted in India winning the match by 37 runs and later, they defeated Pakistan in the finals where he scored unbeaten 30 runs in just 16 deliveries!

In October 2015, he scored 106 runs in the first T20I series, becoming the second Indian cricketer to score centuries in all three formats of international cricket. Then in 2018, he became the second Indian batsman ( after Virat Kohli), to score 2,000 runs in a Twenty20 international career. In March of the same year, Team India won the Nidahas Trophy under his captaincy. 

In November 2019, he became the most-capped cricketer for India in the opening match against Bangladesh. In the next series of matches, he became the first male cricketer for India to play in 100 T20Is. In July 2022, he became the first captain, across all teams in T20I history, to lead their team to 14 consecutive victories. He also became the only Indian cricketer to have played in every edition of the tournament.

In 2022, he broke the record for most sixes by an Indian batsman in a T20 World Cup, breaking Yuvraj Singh's record.

Talking about Rohit Sharma Centuries in T20I cricket , the Indian captain has played a total of 151 T20I matches, scoring a total of 3974 runs with an average of 31.32 runs, which includes 5 centuries and 29 half-centuries. 

Rohit Sharma: All His Achievements As The Captain Of Indian Cricket Team

Apart from being a mentor and an extraordinary captain to Team India, Rohit has exhibited great leadership as a captain of other cricket formats as well. Have a look;

• In October 2013, he was appointed as the captain for the Mumbai's Ranji Trophy 
• In 2017, he succeeded Virat Kohli as the captain of the Indian Cricket Team, and under his leadership, the team won the series 2-1 (For South Africa Tour).in this series, scoring 208 runs (not out) and extending his record for most ODI double-centuries by a player.
• In March 2018, Team India won the Nidahas Trophy under his captaincy. They also won the 2018 Asia Cup, the seventh time our country won the title.
• In April 2019, he was appointed vice-captain of India's squad for the 2019 World Cup. In the opening match, he scored 122 runs; including his 12,000th run in international cricket.
• In 2022, he became the first Indian captain to lead his team to win both T20I and ODI series. He also became the 3rd Indian captain to win an ODI series in England. In July 2022, he became the first captain in T20I history to lead their team to an impressive 14 consecutive victories.
• He has also established himself as the most successful IPL captain as under his leadership, Mumbai Indians have won 5 IPL tournaments; in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020- the most by any IPL team!