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Who is Rohit Sharma?

Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian team in limited-overs formats and the vice-captain in Test cricket. Sharma is a right-handed batsman, right-arm off-break bowler. He is also the captain of Mumbai Indians team in the Indian Premier League.
 
Rohit Sharma's life and education
 
Sharma was born on April 30, 1987, in Maharashtra's Nagpur. He is married to Ritika Sajdeh and the couple has a daughter together. Sharma has done his schooling at Swami Vivekanand International School and Junior College, Mumbai and Our Lady of Vailankanni High School, Mumbai.
He joined a cricket camp in 1999 and was coached by Dinesh Lad there.
 
Rohit Sharma's career
 
Sharma started his career by making his List A debut for West Zone in Deodhar Trophy against Central Zone in Gwalior in March 2005.
 
He made his first-class debut in July 2006 for India A against New Zealand A in Darwin. In the 2006-07 season, Sharma made his Ranji Trophy debut for Mumbai against Gujarat. He was made the captain of the Mumbai team in October 2013, after the retirement of Ajit Agarkar.
 
Sharma made his Test debut at Kolkata's Eden Gardens in November 2013 against West Indies.
 
He made his debut in the Cricket World Cup in March 2015 and played eight matches for India for the tournament in Australia. He scored 330 runs with one century in the tournament.
 
Sharma in the 2019 Cricket World Cup series, in a match against Sri Lanka, scored five centuries, becoming the first batsman to do so. He made 648 runs in the tournament, becoming the leading run-scorer and winning the ICC's Golden Bat award.
 
He scored his 2,000th run in October 2019, in the third Test against South Africa, where he also hit his first double century. Replacing Cheteshwar Pujara, Sharma became vice-captain of India's Test team in 2020 during the team's tour of Australia.
 
Sharma scored his first overseas Test Century in September 2011 against England at The Oval, where he also reached the target of 3,000 runs in Test cricket.
 
In January 2022, he was named captain of the Indian team for the limited-overs series against the West Indies.

Latest Updates on Rohit Sharma

Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri emphasized that Rohit should avoid being indecisive about whether to defend or attack.

Updated On: 22 Dec 2024 | 3:29 PM IST

The captain has not been in his best touch, particularly while batting at No. 6, raising doubts about his future in Test cricket.

Updated On: 22 Dec 2024 | 11:28 AM IST

A bigger challenge for Rohit now is adapting to the middle order after KL Rahul's solid performances, which have seen him take over the opening slot.

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 2:41 PM IST

From a historic T20 World Cup win to being clean-swept at home by New Zealand, these were the highlights of the Indian men's cricket team in 2024

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 2:22 PM IST

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma also talked about Ashwin as a person and about the kind of character he has had over the years.

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 1:19 PM IST

Akash Deep added an important 39 runs unbeaten for the last wicket with Jasprit Bumrah on day 4 to avoid the follow-on situation for team India

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 5:43 AM IST

IND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 3 BRISBANE WEATHER UPDATES: Day 4 is also expected to experience some rain with a 29% chance of a thunderstorm as well.

Updated On: 16 Dec 2024 | 1:05 PM IST

IND vs AUS 3rd Test Playing 11: Ravindra Jadeja replaced R Ashwin in India's Playing 11 while Akash Deep came in for Harshit Rana.

Updated On: 14 Dec 2024 | 6:49 AM IST

Shastri was serving as team director when India won their maiden Test series in Australia in 2017-18 and was the head coach when the side rallied brilliantly to stun the hosts in the last tour.

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 5:12 PM IST

India Playing 11 prediction for 3rd Test vs Australia: Akash Deep comes in for Harshit Rana. Ashwin could pave way for either Ravindra Jadeja or Washington Sundar

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 3:27 PM IST

In the eight matches played in Australia, Rohit Sharma scored 417 runs at an average of 27.8. He managed to score only 3 and 6 in two innings in Pink Ball Test

Updated On: 11 Dec 2024 | 12:17 PM IST

India lost the second Test in Adelaide after just seven sessions of gameplay as batters failed to perform once again

Updated On: 08 Dec 2024 | 3:20 PM IST

With Md Shami reportedly set to join the Indian squad in Australia, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said in Adelaide that the pacer is welcome anytime he wishes

Updated On: 08 Dec 2024 | 1:20 PM IST

Rohit Sharma follows closely with 173 runs in three matches, averaging 43.25. Known for his aggressive approach

Updated On: 06 Dec 2024 | 9:15 AM IST

Rohit explained that making a decision on his own batting position wasn't easy for him personally, but for the sake of the team, he had to make the change.

Updated On: 06 Dec 2024 | 6:09 AM IST

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Playing 11: Captain Rohit replaced Devdutt Padikkal while Dhruv Jurel made way for Shubman Gill in the India's Playing 11. Ashwin comes in for Sundar.

Updated On: 06 Dec 2024 | 9:07 AM IST

In the press conference on the eve of the IND vs AUS 2nd Test, Rohit Sharma informs that he will bat somewhere in the middle order and KL Rahul will continue as opener

Updated On: 05 Dec 2024 | 2:09 PM IST

Rahul made his return to the Test squad by adding 104 runs in the two innings of the first Test of the ongoing Test series against Australia in Perth

Updated On: 04 Dec 2024 | 12:16 PM IST

KL Rahul sent shockwaves through the Indian team management when he added 201 for the first wicket in the second innings of the Perth Test with Yashasvi Jaiswal

Updated On: 04 Dec 2024 | 9:27 AM IST

The second Test, a day/night affair to be played with the pink ball, will begin at Adelaide Oval on Friday.

Updated On: 02 Dec 2024 | 9:20 PM IST