IPL 2023: Rohit Sharma MI anniversary – Rohit Sharma joined the Mumbai Indians on this day in 2011 and the rest they say is history. In the 12 years at the franchise, the Hit-Man has gone on to lift 5 titles setting a plethora of records. He also went onto establish himself in the Indian team, eventually being named captain in all three formats. To mark the day, Mumbai Indians have paid a rich tribute to the local lad on social media. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
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From a promising youngster to a star player, to captain, to the Hitman avatar Rohit Sharma has achieved a lot in the MI shirt. Having begun his career at the now-defunct Deccan Chargers, Rohit was up for grabs in the 2011 mega auction. Punjab, Deccan and MI were all involved in a bidding frenzy, which saw the latter bag him ultimately for $2 million USD.
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He has since won 7 titles while setting a plethora of records for the franchise. Rohit has the second most wins by a captain IN IPL history, behind the legendary MS Dhoni. While Dhoni is still going at it in CSK, the Hit-Man is primed to better the Thala in the future.
“I can’t believe it’s been 12 years at Mumbai Indians. It has been an extremely exciting and emotional journey for me. We’ve achieved so much together with stalwarts, youngsters and our Paltan. Mumbai Indians is my family and I want to thank my fellow players, fans and management for all the love. Looking forward to creating many more memories and spreading more smiles for our Paltan,” Rohit said.
Rohit Sharma IPL records
- Five IPL titles, two Champions League T20 titles.
- Man of the Match performance in the 2015 IPL Finals with a top-class 50 (26) to set the tone for MI to put a massive 200+-run total
- The highest run-scorer for MI with 4982 runs (IPL + CL T20)
- Highest capped player for MI
- Batting records: Most runs, most fours, most 50+ scores, most MoM awards – All MI records
- Second most number of wins in the IPL as captain (81 wins in 143 games)
