Rohit Sharma Turns 38: Indian captain Rohit Sharma is celebrating his 38th birthday on Wednesday. Rohit, who has won two ICC titles for India under his captaincy, is one of the most successful batsmen in the limited overs format. Rohit, popularly known as Hitman, played his first ODI in June 2007. In the same year, he got a chance to debut in T20 International in September. However, Rohit had to wait a long time to play a Test match. He played his first Test match in 2013.
He is leading in ODIs and Tests
The Indian team won the T20 World Cup title last year under Rohit’s captaincy. This was Team India’s first ICC title after 2013. After this, the Indian team won the ICC Champions Trophy title in March this year under Rohit’s captaincy. In this way, Rohit became the second Indian captain to win more than one ICC tournament. Rohit retired from T20 Internationals after winning the title in the T20 World Cup, but he is still leading India in ODIs and Tests.
The only player to score three double centuries in ODIs
Rohit Sharma is the only player to score three double centuries in ODI cricket. He scored 209 runs against Australia in Bengaluru in 2013. After that, he scored 264 runs against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2014. At the same time, he scored an unbeaten 208 against Sri Lanka in Mohali in 2017.
Most centuries in a World Cup
Rohit Sharma is the player who has scored the most centuries in a single ODI World Cup. He scored five centuries in the 2019 World Cup. Rohit scored an unbeaten 122 against South Africa in Southampton, 140 against Pakistan in Manchester, 102 against England in Birmingham, 104 against Bangladesh in Birmingham and 103 against Sri Lanka in Leeds. However, despite his five centuries, Team India could not win the World Cup. It lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals.
Player who won most IPL titles
Rohit Sharma has been a part of the IPL champion team six times. He is the only player to win six IPLs. He won the IPL in 2009 while playing for the Deccan Chargers team. After that, as a player of Mumbai Indians, he won the IPL in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Rohit Sharma is the captain who has won the most IPL titles. Under his captaincy, the Mumbai Indians team has become champion five times.
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