Happy Birthday Rohit Sharma: As Team India captain Rohit Sharma turned 35 on Saturday; we take a trip down the memory lane and relive some of the achievements of the amazing batter. Follow RR vs MI LIVE Updates & IPL 2022 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
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Happy Birthday Rohit Sharma: As ‘Hit-Man’ Rohit Sharma turns 35, a look at his incredible journey & 10 unknown facts
Widely hailed as one of the best of his generation, Rohit continues to be a star batter for India, particularly in white-ball cricket. Rohit made his international debut in 2007 at the ICC Men’s World T20 in South Africa and returned home as a winner. Since then, he has cemented his place among the greats of white-ball cricket.
Rohit holds the record for smashing most centuries in a world cup. He hit 5 centuries in a total of 9 matches played in the 2019 ICC World Cup.
Rohit has scored 9283 runs in ODIs, 3137 in Tests and 3313 in T20 Internationals. He has so far smashed 41 international centuries including 8 centuries in Tests, 29 in ODIs and 4 in T20 Internationals.
Happy Birthday Rohit Sharma: As ‘Hit-Man’ Rohit Sharma turns 35, a look at his incredible journey & 10 unknown facts
So far 6 players have scored a double century in ODI cricket. Rohit Sharma is the only player among them, who has done this thrice – scoring 264, 209 and 208 not out.
In the Indian Premier League, Rohit is the only IPL captain, to have won 5 titles. In second place is Chennai Supre Kings’ former skipper MS Dhoni with four titles.
Happy Birthday Rohit Sharma: As ‘Hit-Man’ Rohit Sharma turns 35, a look at his incredible journey & 10 unknown facts
Take a look at 10 fascinating facts about Rohit Sharma that will astound you.
- Gurunath and Purnima Sharma are Rohit Sharma’s parents. Purnima, his mother, is from Vizag, Andhra Pradesh. Telugu is his mother tongue, hence he is fluent in it.
- Rohit Sharma is a distant relative of Salman Khan. His wife, Ritika Sajdeh, is the cousin of Bunty Sajdeh, the owner of the renowned sports management agency Cornerstone Sports, and Sohail Khan’s brother-in-law.
- His wife Ritika Sajdeh is rakhi sister of Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj was the one who first introduced the couple at a Reebok shoot in 2008. Ritika Sajdeh quickly rose to the position of Rohit Sharma’s sports manager. She grew close to Rohit throughout the months that followed, and the rest, as they say, is history. In 2015, she married Rohit Sharma.
Happy Birthday Rohit Sharma: As ‘Hit-Man’ Rohit Sharma turns 35, a look at his incredible journey & 10 unknown facts
- During the match in Bengaluru, where he made a double century against Australia, he earned the nickname “Hitman” from a friend in the production crew. Someone from the commentary team picked it, and it quickly went viral. His wife gave him the nickname “RO,” while Yuvraj Singh gave him the nickname “Shaana.”
- Rohit Sharma began his career as an off-spinner before developing into a fantastic batter.
- After Suresh Raina, he is the second cricketer to hit a century in every format.
- In 2003-04, Sachin Tendulkar presented Rohit Sharma with the Junior Cricketer of the Year Award.
Happy Birthday Rohit Sharma: As ‘Hit-Man’ Rohit Sharma turns 35, a look at his incredible journey & 10 unknown facts
- He is the first player in the history of cricket who has played 100 or more ODIs before making his test debut.
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Rohit Sharma like eggs despite being a vegetarian. Rohit was once challenged by a friend to eat 45 eggs, which he easily completed.
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Apart from cricket, Rohit Sharma’s favorite sport is football, and he is an ardent supporter of Real Madrid.
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