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Rohit Sharma is a prominent Indian international cricketer, widely recognized as one of the greatest One-Day International (ODI) openers of all time ¹. He is currently the captain of the Indian ODI team ¹³. Known by the moniker 'Hitman' ³, Sharma has had an illustrious career across all formats of the game ³.

Early Life and Background

Rohit Gurunath Sharma was born on April 30, 1987, in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India ⁵⁸. As of 2026, he is 39 years old ⁸. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler ³. His wife is Ritika Sajdeh ⁸.

Cricket Career Highlights

International Career

Sharma has achieved numerous milestones throughout his international career:

• ODI Captaincy: He currently captains the Indian ODI team ¹³.
• T20I World Cup Victory: He led the Indian side to victory in the 2024 T20I World Cup ².
• Test Cricket Retirement: He retired from Test cricket on May 7, 2025, after leading the team in that format ². His Test career spanned from 2013 to 2024, during which he played 67 matches, scoring 4,301 runs in 116 innings with an average of 43.88 ³.
• ODI Records: He holds several batting records in ODIs, including the most double centuries ¹. He is the second-fastest opener globally and the fastest Indian opener to reach 5000 ODI runs, achieving this in 102 innings ⁴. He is also the second player to hit three consecutive centuries in a World Cup and shares the record with Sachin Tendulkar for the most centuries (6) in World Cup history ⁴.
• T20I Records: Sharma holds the record for the most runs in T20 Internationals ¹ and is the joint highest centurion in T20Is ⁴.

Indian Premier League (IPL)

Rohit Sharma's IPL journey began in 2008 with the Deccan Chargers ⁶. A year later, he famously claimed a hat-trick against the Mumbai Indians, the team he would later become synonymous with ⁶. He is considered the "undisputed titan of Indian cricket and the heart of the Mumbai Indians legacy" ⁶. His jersey number is 45 ⁸.