Rohit Sharma IPL Career

Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma was born in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, on April 30, 1987. He is the captain of the Indian cricket team in all three formats of the game.

Rohit is regarded as one of the greatest white ball cricketers of all time and is well known for his six-hitting abilities. He holds the record for the most sixes in T20Is.

Rohit Sharma began his IPL career under Australia’s Adam Gilchrist at Deccan Chargers in the inaugural edition in 2008. In the initial three years of his IPL career, Rohit played as a middle-order batter and also contributed with his off-spin bowling.

Rohit has accumulated 6211 runs in 243 IPL innings at a strike rate of 130.05 with the help of 42 half-centuries and one century in 16 years of IPL. He is the tournament’s fourth highest-run getter in all the seasons so far.

With 4709 runs in 178 innings at a strike rate of 129.51, Rohit has been leading the scoring charts of Mumbai Indians. He has won the IPL titles on six instances - five with MI as their captain and one with DC in 2009.

Rohit Sharma IPL teams from 2008-24

With the Deccan Chargers, Rohit Sharma played in his first IPL season in 2008. Throughout the first three seasons, he was one of the team's most reliable batsmen and contributed to their 2009 title win.

Rohit Sharma was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2011 IPL mega auction for a massive amount of $2 million, and took over the captaincy from Ricky Ponting in 2013. His leadership turned the team's destiny around, and he had his top-notch IPL season in 2013, finishing with 538 runs and leading the franchise to its first-ever IPL title. MI went on to lift the IPL trophy under Rohit in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.

Rohit Sharma IPL Auction Price

Rohit Sharma was purchased by Mumbai Indians for a sum of INR 9.2 crore in the 2011 IPL mega auction. Since then the franchise has ensured to retain him as their No.1 choice player in every mega auction. Ahead of the 2022 IPL mega auction, Rohit was retained for a whopping amount of INR 16 crore.

Rohit Sharma IPL runs year-wise

Rohit has accumulated 6211 runs in 243 IPL innings at a strike rate of 130.05 with the help of 42 half-centuries and one century in 16 years of IPL. He is the tournament’s fourth highest-run getter in all the seasons so far.

With 5314 runs in 207 innings at a strike rate of 129.76, Rohit has been leading the scoring charts of Mumbai Indians. He has won the IPL titles on six instances - five with MI as their captain and one with DC in 2009.

Rohit Sharma IPL wickets year-wise

Rohit was an occasional off-spin bowler when he was with Deccan Chargers in the first three seasons. He has picked 14 of his 15 IPL wickets for the now-defunct franchise. The 2009 IPL season was the highlight of Rohit Sharma’s bowling, having snapped 11 wickets in 12 innings at an economy of 7. Interestingly, Rohit picked a hat-trick against Mumbai Indians in that season, with Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and JP Duminy becoming victims to the part-timer’s brilliant spell of 4/6. Later with Mumbai Indians, he has bowled only a few overs in all the seasons so far.

Rohit Sharma IPL Records

Since 2008, Rohit Sharma has played in 243 IPL matches, scoring 6,211 runs and claiming 15 wickets. He has a maximum score of 109*, one hundred and forty-two half-centuries. Apart from scoring the most runs ever for Mumbai Indians, he is also the fourth-highest run-getter in the IPL along with a hat-trick to his name. He is the most successful captain with 5 IPL titles and also holds a record for most IPL titles as a player, 6 titles so far, 5 for MI and one for Deccan Chargers.

Rohit Sharma As Batter

• Since 2008, Rohit Sharma has played in 243 matches in IPL, scoring 6,211 runs and 42 half-centuries. He has scored one century in his IPL career.

• Most maximums by an Indian in IPL with 257 sixers so far

• Third-most fours by an Indian in IPL with 554 fours

• Third-most 50+ score in IPL by an Indian

• Most runs for Mumbai Indians with 5314 runs so far

• Most ducks as a captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history with 16 ducks

Rohit Sharma As Captain

• Rohit Sharma is arguably the most successful captain in IPL history. In addition to his five trophies, he has captained the team in 158 games. With 87 victories under his belt, Rohit has 67 losses.

• Second-most matches as captain in IPL with 158 matches

• Rohit Sharma is the youngest captain in IPL history to have lifted the trophy. This feat was achieved in his debut year as a captain in 2013.

• Least matches taken by captain to win 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th IPL trophy

• Most consecutive wins in IPL playoffs

Rohit Sharma As Bowler

Rohit Sharma has a hat-trick in the IPL against Mumbai Indians in the 2009 season while playing for Deccan Chargers, with Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and JP Duminy becoming his victims.

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