Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer who currently captains India’s team in all three formats. He is a right-handed batter and is considered one of the best batters of his time. Rohit Sharma career is full of his records all thanks to his timing, elegance, six-hitting abilities, and leadership skills.
Sharma has created several world records, including the most double hundreds in ODI cricket (he has three double centuries under his name), most centuries at World Cups (7), joint most hundreds in T20I (5). Sharma is the first player in the world with five T20I centuries. He plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL and for Mumbai in domestic.
Born in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, on April 30, 1987. His father, Gurunath Sharma, worked as a caretaker of a transport firm storehouse, while his mother was a housewife. He was raised by his grandfather and uncles as his father’s income was low. He used to visit his parents in a single-room house in Dombivli during weekends.
Sharma’s international career began in 2007 against Ireland in ODI. His T20I career started a year later in a group match against England in the first T20I World Cup. He shines after receiving the Player of the Match award against South Africa in the quarterfinals. He was the second-highest run-scorer for India in the T20I World Cup final that India lifted.
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MS Dhoni discovered the opener in Rohit Sharma and was promoted to the opening position in 2013 which was one of the best decisions for Dhoni. Sharma then never looked back and started producing results with his counterpart, Shikhar Dhawan.
Rohit scored his first double century in 2013 against Australia and after a couple of months smashed his second double century against Sri Lanka in 2014. He later smashed a double century in 2017 against Srilanka. He made his test debut in 2013 scoring 177 against West Indies and that was a farewell season for Sachin Tendulkar. However, Sharma couldn’t retain his position in the test team for a longer duration.
Virat Kohli took a rest in 2017 in an ODI series against Sri Lanka and then Sharma was appointed as the captain of the ODI team against Sri Lanka. He led India to victory and scored his third ODI double-hundred.
In the 2019 ODI World Cup, India made it into the semifinals and he was in full form He scored his five centuries, the most in a single World Cup edition, and led the run charts. He was the vice-captain during the tournament. Later, Rohit was promoted to the opening position and he proved that decision correct after scoring two hundred in a match against South Africa.
Sharma led Team India to the ODI World Cup final. Unfortunately, India faced a defeat by Australia in the final after which Sharma took a break from the limited over format.
Sharma was signed by Deccan Chargers in IPL in 2008 based in Hyderabad for $750,000 a year. He was part of Deccan Chargers in the second edition of the IPL in 2009. He also has a hat trick against Mumbai India that year with his part-time off-spin.
In the IPL 2011 edition, he was signed by Mumbai India for $2 million and scored his first IPL century that year. He was later appointed as the captain of Mumbai Indians who led the franchise to five IPL titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020).
He also led the team to the Champions League T20 title in 2013. He was removed from hi captaincy in 2024 edition and he was replaced by Hardik Pandya.
According to Sportskeeda, Rohit Sharma net worth is around Rs 214 crore. Rohit Sharm is a phenomenal player of all formats and he proved his skills in all three formats.
Rohit Sharma BCCI Salary is 7 crore as the batter falls in the A+ category. Apart from this, he also earns Rs 15 lakh per Test match, Rs 6 lakh per One Day International (ODI), and Rs 3 lakh per Twenty20 International (T20I) match as his match fee.
In the IPL arena, Rohit Sharma has been a cornerstone for the Mumbai Indians, having been retained for a whopping sum of Rs 16 crore ahead of the 2022 mega auction. His continued association with the Mumbai Indians sees him commanding a similar fee in the 2024 season.
Rohit Sharma was the first pillar for Mumbai Indians who led the team to five titles. He was retained by MI during the 2022 mega auction. So he continued his association with the team. As per the Sportskeeda report, Rohit Sharma has taken home a total of around Rs 1,946,000,000.
Apart from match fees or other cricket matches, Rohit collects significant amounts in the world of endorsement. Rohit Sharma is currently associated with 24 brands that are spanning over diverse sectors like sports apparel, eyewear, technology, lifestyle, healthcare, and consumer goods. Reports suggest that Rohit commands around Rs 5 core as per endorsement deals.
Rohit Sharma celebrates his birthday every year on April 30.
Rohit Shama has not announced any information about his retirement.
Rohit Shama has 48 centuries in international cricket; 31 in ODI, 12 in test, and five in T20I.
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