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Rohit Sharma is currently one of the most popular cricketers in the world. The Nagpur-based cricketer is the vice-captain of the Indian limited-overs side and has accomplished many unique feats.
Sharma is the only player in cricket history to slam three ODI double hundreds. The 34-year-old holds the record for the highest individual score in ODIs and is also the only skipper to win the IPL trophy five times.
The One Day International was the first format that Rohit Sharma played for India. He made his ODI debut against Ireland in Belfast on June 23, 2007. As of July 2021, Rohit has represented India in 227 ODIs so far, scoring over 9,000 runs at an average of 48.96.
Indian stars who debuted after Rohit Sharma but have already announced their retirement
Many Indian players made their ODI debut after Rohit Sharma, but they failed to have a career as long as Rohit's. A few of them have already announced their retirement from the sport as well. Here's a look at ten such players.
#1 Praveen Kumar
Praveen Kumar had made a name for himself with his swing-bowling skills. The right-arm medium-pace bowler received his maiden ODI cap against Pakistan on November 18, 2007, just a few months after Rohit Sharma's debut.
Kumar had a lot of talent, but he got injured multiple times in his career. He managed to play 68 ODIs for India, scalping 77 wickets. More than six years after playing his last ODI game, Kumar retired from all forms of the game in October 2018.
#2 Yusuf Pathan
Yusuf Pathan was a member of the Indian squad that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Pathan made his ODI debut against Pakistan on June 10, 2008. The Baroda-based all-rounder played 57 ODIs, aggregating 810 runs and picking up 33 wickets.
Pathan lost his place in the ODI squad after Asia Cup 2012. He never returned to the side and eventually retired in February 2021.
#3 Manpreet Gony
Manpreet Gony played his first ODI match during Asia Cup 2008. Like Rohit Sharma, Gony performed well in IPL 2008 and consequently received his maiden cap against Hong Kong. Gony also featured in the playing XI for the match against Bangladesh.
The right-arm medium-fast bowler took two wickets in two matches, but the team management did not keep him in the playing XI for the subsequent Asia Cup games. He lost his place in the squad as well and never came back. Gony called it a day on his international career in June 2019.
#4 Pragyan Ojha
Pragyan Ojha played his first ODI match against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2008. The left-arm spinner performed decently in the ODI format, picking up 21 wickets in 18 matches.
However, his career derailed after his bowling action came under the scanner. Ojha, who played with Rohit Sharma for the Mumbai Indians, never received a spot in the Indian ODI team after the 2012 Sri Lankan tour. He retired from all forms of cricket in February 2020.
#5 Subramaniam Badrinath
One of the most successful batsmen in Tamil Nadu's domestic cricket history, S Badrinath could not achieve the same success at the international level. He broke into the Indian ODI team in August 2008.
By June 2011, Badrinath had got to play seven ODIs, where he scored 79 runs at a strike rate of 45.93. The selectors ignored Badrinath for ODIs following the 2011 West Indies tour. He announced his retirement in September 2018.
#6 Rohit Sharma's ex-Mumbai teammate: Abhishek Nayar
Abhishek Nayar and Rohit Sharma played domestic cricket together for Mumbai. Abhishek made his first-class debut before Rohit, but he received a place in the Indian ODI team for the first time in 2009, two years after Sharma's debut.
Nayar played three ODIs for the Men in Blue. However, he got a chance to bat only once, where he remained unbeaten on 0*. With the ball, Nayar remained wicketless in the three overs he bowled. He never played an ODI for India after 2009, and ten years following his last ODI, Nayar retired.
#7 Sudeep Tyagi
Sudeep Tyagi was selected in the Indian ODI squad after his impressive performances for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. The right-arm fast bowler played his first ODI against Sri Lanka on December 27, 2009.
He could only play four ODI matches in his career, where he scalped three wickets. Tyagi's best figures were 1/15, while his economy rate was 5.23. Like many others on this list, Sudeep did not return to the Indian ODI side after losing his place. He retired from international cricket in November 2020.
#8 Rohit Sharma's ex-Mumbai Indians teammate: Vinay Kumar
Vinay Kumar and Rohit Sharma were teammates at Mumbai Indians for quite some time. The two players even represented the Indian cricket team together in the ODI format.
Vinay made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in May 2010. He played 31 ODIs by November 2013. But Vinay was dropped from the team after returning with figures of 9-0-102-1 in an ODI against Australia in Bengaluru in 2013. Incidentally, Rohit Sharma scored his first ODI double ton in that game. Vinay could never regain his place in the ODI squad and retired on February 27, 2021.
#9 Ashok Dinda
Ashok Dinda made his ODI debut with Vinay Kumar in a match against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Interestingly, both Dinda and Kumar played their last ODI matches in 2013 and retired in February 2021.
Dinda played 13 ODI matches, dismissing 12 opposition batsmen. He was India's most successful bowler in his last ODI match. Playing against England in Rajkot, Dinda returned with figures of 2/53 in eight overs. None of the other Indian bowlers could take more than one wicket in that game.
#10 Naman Ojha
Naman Ojha played the only ODI of his career against Sri Lanka in June 2010. The wicket-keeper batsman opened the innings for India but scored only one run off seven deliveries.
Ojha played a Test for India in 2015, but he never donned the blue jersey for the nation after 2010. The 37-year-old finally retired in February 2021.
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