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Rohit Sharma has proven to be a successful captain and a team player as he led unbeaten Team India to the World Cup Finals and gave a tough fight to Australia in the final match. It was a tough luck for the team as it lost by 6 wickets to Pat Cummins-led team
Despite the loss, the entire country, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited the team after their World Cup loss and encouraged them, stood beside the Men in Blue and hailed their spectacular performances throughout the tournament
Rohit Gurunath Sharma has several glorious World Records to his name - – Highest individual score (264) in a One Day International (ODI) match – Only player to have scored three double-centuries in ODIs – Scored 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
Arjuna Awardee Rohit Sharma is definitely the living example of quintessential North Indian phrase, "Sharmaji ka beta", a meme originated from a video where a father told his son to become as successful as the neighbour's son. Though, Rohit's journey to success has not been that easy
Rohit Sharma was born to a low-income family in Nagpur. His father worked as a caretaker of a warehouse and due to lack of means, he sent Rohit to his grandparents and uncles in Borivali. He used to visit his parents only on weekends. They then used to live in a single room house along with Rohit's younger brother Vishal Sharma
Rohit was always interested in playing cricket and borrowed some money from his uncle to join a cricket camp in 1999. There he met his coach Dinesh Lad who helped him transfer to Swami Vivekanand International School which had better cricket facilities. As per a report in Cricinfo, Rohit did not have enough money so Lad helped him get a scholarship
India's hitman wanted to become a fast-paced spinner and started off as an off-spinner. Though, during one of the training sessions, Lad recognised his batting ability and trained him for the same. He excelled in the Harris and Giles Shield school cricket tournaments, scoring a century on debut as an opener
– Sharma made his List A debut for West Zone against Central Zone in the Deodhar Trophy at Gwalior – His unbeaten innings of 142 in 123 balls against North Zone at the Maharanna Bhupal College Ground in Udaipur brought him to limelight – He accompanied India A squad and was then included among India's 30-member probable's list for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy tournament, although he did not make the final squad – Sharma's first-class debut was in for India A against New Zealand in 2006
– Rohit made his first World Cup appearance in 2015 and scored 330 runs in the tournament with one century, a score of 137 in the quarter-final against Bangladesh – On 15 April 2019, Sharma was appointed vice-captain of India's squad for the 2019 World Cup in England – Become the first player to score five centuries in single World Cup tournament and equalled Sachin's record of 6 centuries in WC matches
On Oct. 8, 2023, Rohit Sharma became the oldest player to lead Team India in a World Cup tournament. During a match vs Afghanistan, Rohit made his 7th World Cup century surpassing Sachin's record
Rohit Sharma has proven his prowess in T20 format as well. – He scored unbeaten 50 from 40 deliveries against South Africa and was nominated for ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade award – On 27 October 2022, Sharma broke the record for most sixes by an Indian batsman in T20 World Cups, previously held by Yuvraj Singh, hitting his 34th six against Netherlands
Rohit Sharma joined IPL in 2018 as a part of Deccan Chargers. In 2011, he was picked by Mumbai Indians. Under his leadership, Mumbai has won the IPL in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020; they also won the former Champions League Twenty20 competition in 2013. He is currently (March 2022) one of six players who have scored 5,000 career runs in the IPL
WWF-India’s rhino ambassador Rohit Sharma married his longtime girlfriend, Ritika Sajdeh on 13 December 2015. They were blessed with a girl child in 2018