Rohit Sharma, popularly referred to as the “hitman” of Indian cricket, made his debut for the Indian cricket team in the T20 international format during the inaugural 2007 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and played his last T20I game against South Africa in the most recent 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as the captain of the squad.
The Hitman has been a part of the winning squad twice at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, speaking volumes about his contribution to India’s formidable streak of victory. In addition to elevating India’s stature in the T20 internationals, the captain has also made some significant contributions in the ODI as well as the Test formats.
Sharma has also established himself as the second Indian batsman after Suresh Raina to have smashed a ton in all three formats, including ODI, Test and T20 internationals. Moreover, the skipper has also solidified his position as the third Indian batsman after MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar to surpass the 1,000*runs benchmark against Australia in the ODI format.
Apart from leading the “men in blue” squad to a formidable victory at the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the captain of the Indian cricket team also became the first batsman in the world to hit a stellar record of 600 sixes in the international cricket format and a total of 200 sixes in the t20 international format. While the cricketer is religiously followed and praised by a fandom of millions, there’s still a side of Rohit Sharma that has remained hidden from even the most ardent fans.
In this article we will take a look at the top six most fascinating facts about Rohit Sharma that you probably don’t know about.
Top 6 Facts About Rohit Sharma You Probably Don’t Know
Batting wasn’t Rohit Sharma’s Main Plan
Rohit Sharma has undoubtedly been ruling the world of cricket with his bat, but what if we tell you that the legendary Indian cricketer never aspired to be a “batsman” in the initial phase of his cricketing journey?
The “Hitman” started off his cricketing journey as an off-spin bowler, and although he was naturally good with the bat, his initial aim was to focus entirely on improving his balling abilities. It was only after he joined a cricket camp in Borivali, Mumbai, that he met his coach Dinesh Lad, who guided Rohit Sharma to focus more on his outrageous batting spell.
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Rohit Sharma’s Life-Changing Mentor
Under Dinesh Lad’s guidance, Rohit Sharma was transformed from an off-spin bowler to a top-order batsman for the national Indian cricket team. Although Sharma has been appraised and rose to prominence for his annihilating batting performances and match-winning innings over the years of his cricketing career across all the three major formats, including ODI, Test and the T20 internationals, his decisive understanding of the balling format has remained unnoticed.
Rohit Sharma’s Three Double ODI Centuries
Often hailed as the “King” of the limited-overs format, Rohit Sharma reigns supreme when it comes to smashing ODI records. With a total of three double ODI centuries, Sharma is the first-ever cricketer in the world to achieve this formidable feat. Ro smashed his first double ODI century against Australia in 2013 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
With stellar innings of 16 sixes and 12 boundaries, Sharma amassed a phenomenal total of 209 runs off 158 deliveries against Australia. Rohit Sharma pulled off his second double century against Sri Lanka in 2014 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, smashing a staggering total of 264* runs off 173 deliveries, which still continues to be the highest individual score of any batsman in the ODI format. Well, this isn’t all Ro has in store for you.
The skipper of the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma, smashed his third double century against Sri Lanka in 2017 with an unbeaten total of 208*Runs off 158 deliveries, in addition to establishing an individual milestone of being the first-ever cricketer to smash three double ODI tons, Sharma’s innings against Sri Lanka also led the Indian cricket team to a dominant victory by a margin of 141 runs.
Rohit Sharma’s Five T20I Centuries in the 2019 World Cup
Although India couldn’t win the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, Rohit Sharma dominated the tournament as one of the most formidable batters against the best bowling attacks from countries like England, South Africa and Australia. Sharma brilliantly smashed five tons against South Africa, Pakistan, England, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, solidifying his record for hitting the highest number of centuries in a single World Cup season.
As the highest run-scorer of the tournament, Sharma proved himself and his batting caliber all over again during the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. An anecdote of Rohit Sharma’s five stellar centuries during the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is provided below:
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| S.No | Teams | Runs |
| 1 | India vs South Africa | 122* |
| 2 | India vs Pakistan | 140* |
| 3 | India vs England | 102* |
| 4 | India vs Bangladesh | 104* |
| 5 | India vs Sri Lanka | 103* |
Rohit Sharma’s Wife is Yuvraj Singh’s Sister
From praying for India’s victory with crossed fingers in the pavilion to celebrating all milestones together like a team, love has always been in the air for Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh. Rohit Sharma met Ritika Sandesh who was working as a sports event manager during an ad shoot in 2008.
In one of his most sensational interviews, Hitman revealed that Yuvraj Singh warned him to stay away from his ‘Rakhi sister’ Ritika Sajdeh, but destiny made the two work together professionally once again and this time the duo became good friends.
Later, as they continued hanging around together, love blossomed and Rohit Sharma officially proposed to Ritika Sajdeh at Borivali Sports Club after six long years of dating the couple got happily engaged on June 3, 2015, in a private ceremony at Borivali Sports Complex.
Rohit Sharma Ate 45 Eggs in One Go
We’re sure if you’re an ardent supporter of Rohit Sharma you would know that he is a vegetarian athlete who hasn’t been involved in consuming a non-vegetarian diet even once in his life, be it during the hardcore training regimes or the off-season breaks, but do you know about Ro’s obsession with eggs?
An extremely rich source of protein, vitamins, and minerals, eggs play a crucial role in fulfilling the nutritional requirements of athletes. Rohit Sharma has always kept eggs as a major chunk of his nutritional regime and keeping in mind his fitness and health, we are sure it has absolutely worked out for the star Indian cricketer.
Rohit in an interview revealed a funny anecdote where one of his friends challenged him to eat 45 eggs in one go and, just like any other on-field challenge, Rohit Sharma smashed it through and consumed a total of 45 eggs without even sipping on some water, which left all his friends surprised and spell-bounded.
