Happy birthday, Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma birthday special: The vice-captain of the India cricket team and the skipper of Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma has turned 32 today. Born on 30th April 1987, Rohit is a minefield of betting talent and probably one of the finest examples of lazy elegance. The extra fraction of second which Rohit always tends to have in his arsenal is what makes him a treat to watch.
Popularly known as the 'Hitman' due to his hitting prowess, Rohit holds the record for the highest individual score in ODI cricket. In the 327 international matches he has played so far, Rohit has scored a total of 11,926 runs with three ODI double hundreds and 29 hundreds across formats.
On the personal front, Rohit is married to Ritika Sajdeh and the couple was recently blessed with a baby girl named Samaira Sharma.
Here are some interesting facts about Rohit Sharma:
- Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to score three double hundreds in ODI cricket.
- Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to hit seven 150+ scores in ODIs.
- Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to hit four centuries in T20Is.
- Rohit Sharma is the leading run-scorer in T20I format with a total of 2331 runs under his belt.
- Rohit Sharma's knock of 264 is the highest individual score in ODI cricket.
- Rohit Sharma hit back-to-back hundreds in his first 2 Test matches.
- Rohit Sharma has won three Indian Premier League trophies as captain with Mumbai Indians.
