Even though Indian opener Rohit Sharma was full of talent since the beginning of his international career, the Maharashtra batsman discovered the best way to channelize his ability when he was promoted up the order in the Indian cricket team. In the backdrop of India’s second Champions Trophy title in 2013, Rohit found his form continued to impress in the ODI series against Australia. The right-handed batsman scored two centuries, including 209, only the third double in One Day International cricket. Following the remarkable outing, he didn’t just improve as a batsman but developed some leadership skills within his dynamic personality. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rohit remains the most successful skipper as he has led Mumbai Indians to the title thrice in the cash-rich league. Under the captaincy of Rohit, Mumbai have lifted the IPL trophy in 2013, 2015 and 2017.
Read MoreMayank Agarwal has revealed that Rohit Sharma talked to him and helped him relax after the opener had failed to score runs in the first Test against West Indies in 2019.
India's premier fast bowler Ishant Sharma is celebrating his 32d birthday today.
Mukherjee died in the Army's Research and Referral Hospital here, his son Abhijit Mukherjee said. He was admitted to the hospital on August 10.
Mumbai Indians started their training session after completing the quarantine and COVID-19 protocols, the players spent time in the nets alongside head coach Mahela Jayawardene.
Rohit was recently announced as one of the winners of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour.
Rohit said it's wonderful to be part of the group which consists of Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, who have won the prestigious award earlier.
Zaheer Khan has pointed out the 'best quality' of Rohit Sharma as a captain, during an informal Q&A session on Mumbai Indians' Twitter profile.
Indian batsman Rohit Sharma shared a video message after being conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
While his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, his Delhi teammate Ishant Sharma will get the Arjuna award along with Indian women's cricket team all-rounder Deepti Sharma.
India's limited over vice-captain Rohit Sharma is amongst the five athletes to get India's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. While Ishant and Deepti will be conferred win the Arjuna Awards.
Rohit joined Sachin Tendulkar (1998), MS Dhoni (2007) and captain Virat Kohli (2018) in the elite list.
The five names were recommended on Tuesday by a committee, comprising the likes of Virender Sehwag and former hockey captain Sardar Singh which met at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters in New Delhi.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, wife Ritika and daughter Samaira are travelling to the UAE.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is gearing up for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League.
While Rohit has been recognised for his ever-rising accomplishments with the bat, Vinesh has been rewarded for her gold medals in the 2018 Commonwealth and Asian Games besides a bronze in the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships.
In a compilation video released by the BCCI on Monday, Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul among others are paying tribute to former Indian captain MS Dhoni.
It proved to be a turning point in Rohit's career when Dhoni, who led India to two World Cup titles, asked him to open during the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Kohli was searched online an average of 16.2 lakh per month from January to June this year while the Indian cricket team was searched an average of 2.4 lakh times per month in the same time period.
Rohit Sharma paid his tribute to legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who announced his retirement from football on Tuesday.
Rohit Sharma believes that the captain is the "least important person" in the side, adding that it is important not to show emotions to the teammates.
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