Rohit Sharma in the IPL: The transformation from 2008-2017 in pictures

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 19:  Rohit Sharma of Deccan Chargers hits out at Brendon McCullum of Kolkata looks on during the IPL T20 match between Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders on April 19, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.  (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

2010 - A star in the making

MUMBAI, INDIA - APRIL 22:  (L-R) Ryan Harris, Rohit Sharma and Adam Gilchrist celebrate the dismissal of the Super Kings Mathew Hayden during the 2010 DLF Indian Premier League T20 semi final match between Deccan Chargers and the Chennai Super Kings played at the Dr D Y Patil Cricket Stadium on April 22, 2010 in Navi Mumbai, India.  (Photo by Graham Crouch-IPL 2010/IPL via Getty Images)

With extended runs in the Indian team helping his cause, Rohit started to settle in the IPL as well. He was slated for his Test debut in 2010, but an untimely injury on the eve of the match postponed his first game.

DHARAMSALA, INDIA - APRIL 16:  Rohit Sharma of the Chargers works the ball to mid wicket with Kumar Sangakkara of the Kings XI  looking on during the 2010 DLF Indian Premier League T20 group stage match between Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on April 16, 2010 in Dharamsala, India.  (Photo by Hamish Blair-IPL 2010/IPL via Getty Images)

In his final season for the Deccan Chargers, Rohit notched up three fifties and scored more than 400 runs. After three losses, the team’s progress to the playoffs was in doubt, but they won the next five matches to reach the semifinals.

2011 - Beginning of the change

RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MOBILE USE WITH IN NEWS PACKAGE Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ Sajjad HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Rohit was purchased for $2 million in the fresh auction, and became a central character in the resurgence of the Mumbai franchise as one of the strongest teams in the tournament. He scored three fifties, including a career-best 87, and played the sheet anchor’s role amongst his more adventurous counterparts in the batting line-up.

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