Rohit Sharma: The man who broke records and set new standards in international cricket
Rohit Sharma: The man who broke records and set new standards in international cricket

Rohit Sharma, known as ‘Hitman’, is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai and the Indian cricket team. He is the only batsman in the world to hit three double centuries in ODI cricket and holds the record for the most runs scored by a batsman in a single inning of ODI cricket (264 vs Sri Lanka). Sharma has also won several awards and is considered one of the most successful skippers. He has played for various teams and is the fastest Indian opener to score 4000 ODI runs. Sharma is also the second leading run-getter for India in T20 Internationals and the only Indian to score a T20I century as a captain.

ROHIT SHARMA BIOGRAPHY
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FULL NAME
Rohit Gurunath Sharma
NICKNAME
Hitman, Ro, Shaana
PLACE OF BIRTH
Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra
BORN
30 April 1987
HEIGHT
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
JERSEY NO.
45
BATTING STYLE
Right-Hand Bat
BOWLING STYLE
Right-arm Off Spin
ROLE
Batter
TEAM
India
IPL
Mumbai Indians
WIFE
Ritika Sajdeh
DAUGHTER
Samaira
FATHER
Gurunath Sharma
MOTHER
Purnima Sharma
BROTHER
Vishal Sharma (Younger)
ZODIAC SIGN
Scorpio
CAPTAIN
Indian cricket team, Mumbai Indians
HOBBIES
Traveling, watching movies, playing table tennis & video games
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FAQs about Rohit Sharma

Who is the wife of Rohit Sharma?

Ritika Sajdeh.

What is the name of Rohit Sharma’s daughter?

Samaira Sharma

When did Rohit Sharma hit 264?

Rohit Sharma’s stunning world record innings of 264 off 172 powered India to 5–404 against Sri Lanka in the 4th ODI at the Eden Gardens. He hit 33 fours and nine sixes during his explosive stay at the crease. Sharma became the first batsman in ODI history to score two double centuries.

ROHIT SHARMA BRAND ENDORSEMENTS

  • Adidas.
  • Hublot.
  • Aristocrat.
  • CEAT.
  • Nissan.
  • OPPO.
  • Dream 11.
  • Noise.

ROHIT SHARMA HOUSE

Sharma resides in a plush apartment of 6000 sq. ft. with his wife Ritika Sajdeh and daughter Samaira Sharma. The Sharmas dwell in a 29th-floor luxurious apartment at Ahuja towers, a 53-storeyed skyscrapper. He bought the apartment for a whooping price of INR 30 Crores.

Rohit Sharma has invested 5 crore rupees in a bungalow project in Khandala. The project is named “Discovery” and was launched by a company owned by Bollywood star Sunil Shetty. The bungalow is said to be spread across 7,500 sq. ft. The bungalow consists of 5 BHKs and is attached to a private pool. The bungalow was built especially for vacation purposes. It has a perfect green lawn to enjoy a mini family picnic.

ROHIT SHARMA CARS

CAR  MODEL  PRICE (IN LAKHS) 
Mid-size Sedan  Skoda Laura  12.5 
Mid-size SUV  Toyota Fortuner  32.5 
Luxury Compact SUV  BMW X3  61.9 
SUV  Mercedes GLS 400d  1.19 
Sports Car  BMW M5 (Formula One Edition)  173 
Lamborghini   Urus SUV  315 

ROHIT SHARMA SALARY

  • BCCI Salary- Retainer fee- INR 7 crores
  • Test Fees- INR 15 lakh per match
  • ODI-INR 6 lakh per match
  • T20I-INR 3 lakh per match
  • IPL- INR 16 crores
  • Net Worth- INR 190 crores

VIDEOS OF ROHIT SHARMA

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ROHIT SHARMA WIFE

Sharma married his longtime girlfriend, Ritika Sajdeh on 13 December 2015. They have one child, a girl born on 30 December 2018.

AWARDS WON BY ROHIT SHARMA

  • Rohit Sharma was honoured with the ‘Arjuna Award’ in 2015.
  • 2015 – GQ award for Sportsman of the Year.
  • Name included in ICC ODI Team of the Year: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
  • ICC ODI Player of the Year – 2019
  • Awarded the Golden Bat award for scoring the most number of runs in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
  • Rohit Sharma won the Sportsman of the year award from Indian Sports Honours. (Year – 2019)
  • Rohit Sharma was awarded the highest sports honor of the country, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2020.

RECORDS OF ROHIT SHARMA

  • Rohit has a unique record of reaching a century with a six in all three formats.
  • The highest individual score of Rohit Sharma is 264 in the ODI. This is the highest individual score by a player in ODI format so far.
  • Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to score 3 double centuries in the one-day international matches.
  • Rohit has the record of scoring the highest number of fours (33) in an ODI inning.
  • Rohit has the second-highest number of sixes, 16 (after Eoin Morgan, 17), in ODI innings.
  • He is the fastest Indian opener (83 innings) and the second-fastest opener (behind Hashim Amla) in the world to score 4000 ODI runs.
  • He holds the record for the most sixes in international cricket
  • He is the fastest Indian opener and the second-fastest opener in the world to touch 5000 ODI runs. Rohit took 102 innings to do so while Hashim Amla achieved this feat in just 100 innings.
  • Rohit Sharma is the only batsman who scored 8 innings of 150+ in ODIs breaking the records of David Warner and Sachin Tendulkar.
  • He is the third-highest century Scorer (29) Indian in the ODIs after the Sachin and Virat Kohli.
  • He is the only batsman in the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup who has scored 5 centuries.
  • Rohit Sharma is the second leading run-getter for India in T20 Internationals.
  • Rohit Sharma is the only Indian to score a T20I century as a captain.
  • He has the record of most number of sixes (i.e. 133 – as of April 2021) by an Indian batsman in T20Is format.
  • He became the first and the only batsman in the world to score five T20I centuries.
  • Rohit Sharma becomes the third player to score 3000 runs in the T20I format just behind Virat Kohli and Martin Guptill.
  • Rohit is considered as one of the most successful skippers as he bags 5 IPL trophies for Mumbai Indians.

TEAMS ROHIT SHARMA PLAYED IN

India, Deccan Chargers, India A, India Green, India U19, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Indians, India Blue, Board Presidents XI

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT OF ROHIT SHARMA

  • Test- November 06 2013, vs West Indies at Kolkata
  • ODI- June 23 2007, vs Ireland at Belfast
  • T20I-September 19, 2007 vs England at Durban