Rohit Sharma facts for kids
![]() Sharma in 2024
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Rohit Gurunath Sharma
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Born | Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
30 April 1987 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top-order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ritika Sajdeh
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Test debut (cap 280) | 6 November 2013 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 December 2024 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 168) | 23 June 2007 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 9 March 2025 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 45 (formerly 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 17) | 19 September 2007 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 29 June 2024 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 45 (formerly 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006/07–present | Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Deccan Chargers (squad no. 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–present | Mumbai Indians (squad no. 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 March 2025
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Rohit Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian international cricketer. Sharma is considered to be one of the best batsmen of his generation and one of the greatest opening batters of all time. He is also known as Hitman for his timing, elegance, six-hitting abilities and leadership skills.
He plays for Mumbai Indians and Mumbai cricket team in Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic cricket respectively. He formerly captained Mumbai Indians and the team has won 5 Indian Premier League titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 under him, making him the most successful captain in IPL history, sharing this record with MS Dhoni.
After leading India to the victory at the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup, he announced his retirement from T20Is. He also led India to victory in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
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Early life
Sharma was born on 30 April 1987 in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India to Purnima Sharma and Gurunath Sharma. Sharma was raised by his grandparents and uncles in Borivali because of his father's low income. He would visit his parents, who lived in a single-room house in Dombivli, only during weekends. He has a younger brother, Vishal Sharma.
Career beginnings
Sharma joined a cricket camp in 1999 with his uncle's money. Dinesh Lad, his coach at the camp, asked him to change his school to Swami Vivekanand International School, where Lad was the coach and the cricket facilities were better than those at Sharma's old school. Sharma recollects, "I told him I couldn't afford it, but he got me a scholarship. So for four years I didn't pay a penny, and did well in my cricket". Sharma started as an off-spinner who could bat a bit before Lad noticed his batting ability and promoted him from number eight to open the innings. He excelled in the Harris and Giles Shield school cricket tournaments, scoring a century on debut as an opener.
Professional career
Sharma plays for Mumbai Indians and Mumbai cricket team in Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic cricket respectively. He formerly captained Mumbai Indians and the team has won 5 Indian Premier League titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 under him, making him the most successful captain in IPL history. With India, Rohit Sharma was a member of the team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, where he played in the finals of both tournaments. He is also one of two players who have played in every edition of the T20 World Cup, from the inaugural edition in 2007 to the latest one in 2024. He is the only Indian player to win two T20 World Cups. He became the second Indian captain to win a T20 World Cup, when he led India to win the 2024 T20 World Cup.
In November 2020, Sharma was nominated for both the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade and the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade awards.
In May 2024, he was named as a captain in India’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. In June 2024, during a match against Ireland, Rohit Sharma achieved the milestone of hitting 600 sixes in international cricket across all formats. On 29 June 2024, Sharma led India to win the 2024 T-20 World cup after defeating South Africa in the finals. In the post-match press conference after the T20 World Cup victory, Sharma declared his retirement from T20s, while confirming that he would continue to represent India in ODIs and Test match formats.
Playing style
Sharma is an aggressive batsman but plays with style and elegance. He is usually an opening batsman in limited overs cricket, but has played most of his Test cricket as a middle-order batsman.
While Sharma is not a regular bowler, he can bowl right-arm off spin. He usually fields in the slips and has said this is a part of his game which he works very hard on for improvement.
Philanthropy
Sharma engages in numerous philanthropic activities, promoting various causes such as animal welfare, health, and children. He is particularly vocal about the protection of animals and has supported various initiatives and organisations to promote the cause.
Personal life
Sharma is married to Ritika Sajdeh. They have a daughter named Samaira, born on 30 December 2018.
Interesting facts about Rohit Sharma
- Sharma is the only Indian player to win two T20 World Cups.
- He has received two national honours, the Arjuna Award in 2015 and the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2020 by the Government of India.
- Sharma had a disastrous loss of form in 2012 and scored only 168 runs in the whole calendar year. Even so, his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni showed faith in him, and his career was revived in 2013.
- He practices an eggetarian diet.
- Sharma is the official Rhino Ambassador for WWF-India.
- He is a practitioner of the meditation technique Sahaj Marg.
Rohit Sharma quotes
- "Success on the outside indeed begins with success on the inside."
- "You need to realise that you must have something to aim for, something to drive you."
- "All success in life, whether material or spiritual, starts with the thoughts that you put into your mind every second of every minute of every day. Your outer world reflects the state of your inner world."
- "By controlling the thoughts that you think and the way you respond to the events of your life, you begin to control your destiny."
Career Statistics
International Career
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Year | Innings | Runs | Highest | 50s | 100s | Avg | S/R | |||
2007 | 6 | 149 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 49.66 | 110.37 | |||
2008 | 29 | 540 | 70* | 3 | 0 | 24.54 | 72.87 | |||
2009 | 15 | 247 | 52* | 1 | 0 | 22.45 | 86.97 | |||
2010 | 18 | 598 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 39.86 | 91.29 | |||
2011 | 19 | 691 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 49.35 | 86.48 | |||
2012 | 22 | 284 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 15.77 | 83.52 | |||
2013 | 34 | 1,537 | 209 | 8 | 4 | 53.00 | 76.16 | |||
2014 | 28 | 1,015 | 264 | 6 | 1 | 40.60 | 77.65 | |||
2015 | 32 | 1,269 | 150 | 7 | 4 | 40.93 | 78.62 | |||
2016 | 35 | 1,349 | 171* | 9 | 2 | 43.51 | 95.06 | |||
2017 | 33 | 1,793 | 208* | 8 | 8 | 64.03 | 100.95 | |||
2018 | 45 | 1,804 | 162 | 7 | 7 | 48.75 | 99.22 | |||
2019 | 47 | 2,442 | 212 | 10 | 10 | 53.08 | 91.28 | |||
2020 | 7 | 311 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 51.83 | 111.07 | |||
2021 | 35 | 1,420 | 161 | 9 | 2 | 43.03 | 62.69 | |||
2022 | 40 | 995 | 76* | 6 | 0 | 27.63 | 118.73 | |||
2023 | 39 | 1,800 | 131 | 11 | 4 | 48.64 | 89.86 | |||
2024 | 40 | 1,154 | 131 | 7 | 3 | 31.18 | 86.83 | |||
2025 | 8 | 302 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 37.75 | 108.24 | |||
Total | 532 | 19,700 | 264 | 108 | 49 | 42.18 | 87.26 |
Records and achievements
Sharma holds several batting records. These include most runs in T20 Internationals, most sixes in international cricket, most double centuries in ODI cricket (3), most centuries at Cricket World Cups (7) and joint most hundreds in Twenty20 Internationals (5).He also holds the world record for the highest individual score (264) in a One Day International (ODI) and also holds the record for scoring most hundreds (five) in a single Cricket World Cup, for which he won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year award in 2019. He is the first and only captain to lead a team in all ICC tournament finals.

Awards & Honours
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Notes | Ref |
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2015 | Arjuna Award | Outstanding Performance in Sports | Second Highest Sporting Honour | |
2019 | 16th ICC Awards | ODI Cricketer of the Year | Best ODI Player of the Year | |
2020 | Khel Ratna Award | Outstanding Achievements in Sports | Highest Sporting Honour |
Honours
Year | Award | Category | Notes | Ref |
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2014 | 11th ICC Awards | ODI Team of the Year | 12th Man | |
2016 | 13th ICC Awards | ODI Team of the Year | ||
2017 | 14th ICC Awards | ODI Team of the Year | ||
2018 | 15th ICC Awards | ODI Team of the Year | ||
2019 | 16th ICC Awards | ODI Team of the Year | ||
2020 | 1st ICC Awards of the Decade | ODI Team of the Year | For 2011–2020 | |
T20I Team of the Year | For 2011–2020 | |||
2021 | 17th ICC Awards | Test Team of the Year | ||
2023 | 19th ICC Awards | ODI Team of the Year | Captain | |
2024 | 20th ICC Awards | T20I Team of the Year | Captain |
Trophies
Year | Trophy | Team | Notes | Ref |
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2007 | T20 World Cup | India | ||
2009 | Indian Premier League | Deccan Chargers | ||
2010 | Asia Cup | India | ||
2013 | Indian Premier League | Mumbai Indians | Captain | |
Champions Trophy | India | |||
Champions League Twenty20 | Mumbai Indians | Captain | ||
2015 | Indian Premier League | Mumbai Indians | Captain | |
2016 | Asia Cup | India | Captain | |
2017 | Indian Premier League | Mumbai Indians | Captain | |
2018 | Asia Cup | India | Captain | |
2019 | Indian Premier League | Mumbai Indians | Captain | |
2020 | Indian Premier League | Mumbai Indians | Captain | |
2023 | Asia Cup | India | Captain | |
2024 | T20 World Cup | India | Captain | |
2025 | Champions Trophy | India | Captain |
Television appearances
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2024 | The Great Indian Kapil Show | Guest/Himself | Talk show on Netflix |
See also
In Spanish: Rohit Sharma para niños