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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 2001 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

After a crushing seven wicket loss against Chennai Super Kings in an IPL 2023 match, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said that the senior guys

Updated On: 09 Apr 2023 | 1:26 PM IST

The rivalry between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL has been termed as the El Classico of cricket. With out of form and aged players in both squads, the charm of the contest is lost

Updated On: 08 Apr 2023 | 3:28 PM IST

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2023 Highlights: Tilak Varma's 84 went in vain as Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis hit fifties to chase down 172 in just 16.2 overs with 8 wkts left

Updated On: 02 Apr 2023 | 11:48 PM IST

RCB vs MI: Mumbai Indians are without the services of Jasprit Bumrah, but have got Cameron Green and Jofra Archer to fill the gap. Will they be enough against Bangalore's batting led by Virat Kohli

Updated On: 02 Apr 2023 | 6:30 PM IST

Courtesy of the IPL mini-auction in December 2023, teams changed a few players in the lineup and as a result, their aims and ambitions have changed and so has the look and feel of the team

Updated On: 31 Mar 2023 | 7:30 PM IST

Ahead of IPL 2023, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said that a replacement for injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah will be decided by the team in the next few days

Updated On: 29 Mar 2023 | 2:18 PM IST

Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher said on Wednesday that he will have no problem in resting Rohit Sharma during the league stage of the IPL provided the captain is able to find form with the bat

Updated On: 29 Mar 2023 | 2:10 PM IST

Following his side's 21-run loss against Australia in the third ODI, India skipper Rohit Sharma termed the defeat as a collective failure

Updated On: 23 Mar 2023 | 10:17 AM IST

India vs Australia, 3rd ODI Highlights: Adam Zampa finished with figures of 4/45 and was complimented well by Ashton Agar (2/41) to restrict India to 248 and win the match by 21 runs, take series 2-1

Updated On: 22 Mar 2023 | 10:37 PM IST

India vs Australia, 2nd ODI Highlights: It was Mitchell Starc with the ball with his 5/53 and then Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head with the bat as they took Australia to a 10-wicket win. Series now 1-1

Updated On: 19 Mar 2023 | 5:34 PM IST

The spotlight will once again be on KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja when India take on Australia in the second ODI, with regular captain Rohit Sharma returning to lead the side

Updated On: 18 Mar 2023 | 11:17 AM IST

India's stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first against Australia in the first ODI here on Friday

Updated On: 17 Mar 2023 | 2:31 PM IST

IND vs AUS 4th Test, Day 3 Highlights: India remained in the play thanks to a century from Shubman Gill. He scored 128 while Virat Kohli hit a fifty and is unbeaten on 59

Updated On: 11 Mar 2023 | 6:12 PM IST

In a statement speaking about the campaign, the company stated that the video is a tribute to cricket fans who bring life to the game through their excitement and joy

Updated On: 09 Mar 2023 | 12:40 PM IST

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has slammed Rohit Sharma & Co for their nine-wicket loss to Australia in the third Test at Indore, pointing out that the defeat came due to overconfidence

Updated On: 03 Mar 2023 | 2:22 PM IST

India vs Australia 3rd Test, Day 3 Highlights: The Aussies chased down the target of 77 rather too easily as Travis Head scored 49* and Labuschagne remained unbeaten on 28. Lyon starred with 8/64

Updated On: 03 Mar 2023 | 11:50 AM IST

India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 2 Live Updates: Nathan Lyon's haul of 8-64 has demolished India for 163. The hosts could only manage to get a lead of 76 runs and the visitors now need 77 to win

Updated On: 02 Mar 2023 | 5:09 PM IST

Rohit and Gill batted in adjacent nets in the optional practice on Tuesday while Rahul chose to stay back in the hotel with the majority of the squad

Updated On: 28 Feb 2023 | 2:56 PM IST

Only skipper Rohit Sharma (32) looked in good touch as a vintage Lyon (11-1-25-4) was in his element, troubling the top-order repeatedly

Updated On: 18 Feb 2023 | 12:35 PM IST

India will be aiming for another victory when Cheteshwar Pujara marks his 100th Test appearance in the second Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy series

Updated On: 16 Feb 2023 | 7:04 PM IST