Rohit Sharma - profile, career and stats

Rohit Sharma is captain of the Indian team across all three formats. He made his white-ball debut in 2007 but took him six years to play his first Test.

He is known for his prolific batting in ODIs and is the first batter in history to score three double centuries in ODIs. He achieved this feat in 2013, 2014, and 2017.

When was Rohit Sharma born?

Rohit Sharma was born on April 30, 1987

What is the hometown of Rohit?

Sharma hails from Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Rohit Sharma’s current IPL team

Rohit Sharma is the most successful IPL captain. He has led Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles. He played initial IPL seasons for Deccan Chargers.

Rohit Sharma's role model

Rohit Sharma considers Sachin Tendulkar as his cricketing role model.

Rohit Sharma's nicknames

Rohit is referred as 'Ro' and 'Hitman' because of his ability to score runs quickly and efficiently.

Rohit Sharma's jersey number

His jersey number in the Indian team is 45.

Rohit Sharma's family

Rohit Sharma is married to Ritika Sajdeh. Ritika is a sports manager and was also his childhood friend. They got engaged in June 2015 and tied the knot on December 13, 2015.

Rohit and Ritika have a daughter named Samaira Sharma, born on December 30, 2018.

Rohit Sharma's favourite food

Rohit Sharma likes to eat Pav Bhaaji and Vada Pav

Rohit Sharma's favourite destination

Rohit Sharma loves places in Europe to visit.