Rohit Gurunath Sharma, popularly known as the “Hitman,” is an Indian international cricketer renowned for his elegant right-handed batting. Primarily an opening batsman, Sharma excels in all formats, combining smooth stroke play, powerful six-hitting, and clinical timing. His calm demeanour, tactical mindset, and leadership on the field have defined his role as a modern batting great for India and Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
In recent years, Sharma has cemented his legacy with record-breaking feats and captaincy milestones. He led India to victory in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy—and was named Player of the Match in the final—after previously securing the 2024 T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy titles. He retired from Test and T20I formats in mid‑2025, wrapping up a Test career spanning 67 matches and 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57. With records including the highest ODI individual score (264), three ODI double centuries, and the most sixes in T20Is, Sharma continues to shape India’s white-ball future as ODI captain and batting mainstay.
Personal Information
- Name: Rohit Sharma (Rohit Gurunath Sharma), popularly known as Ro-hitman Sharma
- Aliases: RO, Shana
(Note: The nickname "Shana" was given by Zaheer Khan) - Name Earned: Hitman
- Date of Birth: April 30, 1987 (Age 38 yrs)
- Birthplace: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
- Height: 5’9” (175 cm)
- Qualification: 12th standard
- Hobbies: Travelling, Watching films, Playing table tennis, Video games
- Car Collections: BMW M5 (₹1.55 cr), Range Rover HSE LWB (₹2.80 cr), Lamborghini Urus (₹4.18 cr), and many more
- Profession: Cricketer (Batsman)
- Batting Style: Right-handed batsman
- Bowling Style: Right-arm off-spin bowler
- Coach/Mentor: Dinesh Lad
- Jersey Number: #45 (India)
Family
- Parents: Purnima Sharma (Mother), Gurunath Sharma (Father)
- Siblings: Vishal Sharma (Brother)
- Spouse: Ritika Sajdeh (m.2015)
- Children: Samaira Sharma (Daughter; born in 2018), Ahaan (Son; born in 2024)
Domestic Career
List A
- Played for West Zone
- Debut: West Zone vs Central Zone in the Deodhar Trophy (2005)
- Ranji Trophy debut for Mumbai in the 2006–07 season against Gujarat
First-Class
- Debut for India A against New Zealand A at Darwin in July 2006
International Career
Test
- Debut: 6 November 2013 vs West Indies at Kolkata
- First Half Century: 51 vs West Indies (2013)
- First Century: 177 vs West Indies (2013)
ODI
- Debut: 23 June 2007 vs Ireland at Belfast
- First Half Century: 52 vs Pakistan (2007)
- First Century: 114 vs Zimbabwe (2010)
T20I
- Debut: 19 September 2007 vs England at Durban
- First Half Century: (Data not mentioned)
- First Century: 106 vs South Africa (2015)
- Last Match: 29 June 2024 vs South Africa
International Retirement
- From T20I: 30 June 2024
- From Test: May 2025
IPL Career
Deccan Chargers (2008–2010)
- Won 1st IPL trophy as a player in 2009
Mumbai Indians (2011–present)
- Captain: 2013–2023
- Won 5 IPL trophies as captain (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
- First IPL Century: 109 vs KKR (2012)
Records
- Rohit Sharma is the only batsman in the world to score 3 double centuries in ODIs:
- 1st (209*) against Australia
- 2nd (264) against Sri Lanka
- 3rd (208) against Sri Lanka
- Holds the record for the highest individual score (264) in ODIs.
- Joint record for most 6s in an innings (16), tied with AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle.
- Most centuries in a single ICC ODI World Cup edition (5 centuries in 2019):
- 122* vs South Africa
- 140 vs Pakistan
- 102 vs England
- 104 vs Bangladesh
- 103 vs Sri Lanka
- Holds record for most centuries (7) in ODI World Cups.
Awards and Achievements
- 2012-13: Dilip Sardesai Award for Best Indian Cricketer
- 2014: BCCI Special Award for ODI score of 264
- 2015: Arjuna Award
- 2016: CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year
- 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018: ICC ODI Team of the Year
- 2019: Sportsman of the Year (Indian Sports Honours)
- 2019: Golden Bat for most runs in ICC World Cup
- 2020: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Trophies
- Led India to Asia Cup wins: 2018, 2023
- Won Nidhas Trophy as captain: 2018
- Led India to ICC T20 World Cup title: 2024
- Led India to ICC Champions Trophy: 2025
- 5 IPL trophies as captain, 6 overall
Favorites
- Car: Blue Lamborghini Urus
- Food: Pav Bhaji, Aloo Paratha, Butter Chicken, Dal Chawal
- Cricket Shot: Pull
- Cricket Ground: Eden Gardens
- Color: Red and Blue
- Cricketer: AB de Villiers
- Footballer: Zinedine Zidane
- Tennis Player: Roger Federer
- Actor: Hrithik Roshan
- Actress: Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone (crush: Kareena Kapoor)
- Place: Spain
- Movie: Likes all movies by Rajpal Yadav and true story-based films
- Song: Soft songs, no specific favorite
Money Earns
- BCCI: Grade A+ (7 Cr/year)
- IPL: ₹16.30 Cr (2025)
- Net Worth: Approx. ₹214 Cr
- Ranking: Not available
Brand Endorsements
- Adidas: Since 2013 – “Impossible is Nothing”
- CEAT: Since 2015
- Swiggy Instamart: “Yeh Se Leke Woh Tak”
- Oral-B: Since 2024
- Max Life Insurance: With Ritika Sajdeh – “Sharma ji ka beta”, “Ritika ka Bharosa hei Rohit”
- JK Lakshmi Cement: Since 2020
- Oakley: “Be Who You Are” campaign
- Others: Booking.com, Vega, La Liga, Nissan
Outside Cricket
- Animal Welfare Activist
- WWF-India Rhino Ambassador (Feb 2015)
- Anti-Poaching Campaign in Kenya with Matt LeBlanc, Salma Hayek (Sep 2015)
- Joined PETA campaign (2018)
Controversies
- Traffic Challan (2023): Fined for overspeeding Lamborghini Urus at 200+ km/hr during ODI WC
- Double Super Over (2024): Returned to bat in 2nd Super Over against ICC rules
- Star Sports (2024): Privacy breach controversy during MI pre-match chat aired live
- War of Words (2024): With Inzamam-ul-Haq over reverse swing allegation
Relationship and Affairs
- Sofia Hayat: Rumored relationship in 2012
- Ritika Sajdeh:
- Met in 2008, dated 6 years
- Engaged: June 3, 2015
- Married: December 13, 2019
Unknown Facts
- Started as an off-spinner before being promoted as opener by coach Dinesh Lad
- Scored 309* in Ranji Trophy (2009)
- 2nd Indian after Raina to score centuries in all formats
- Highest ODI score (171) in Australia as visiting batsman
- 3rd Indian with 1000+ ODI runs vs Australia
- 1st Indian with 500 sixes in T20I (April 2014)
- 4th player to score 600+ runs in a single ODI WC
- 1st to hit twin centuries (176, 127) in debut Test as opener (2019)
- Fastest Indian to 10,000 ODI runs (Sep 12, 2023)
- Only 3rd to hit 300 ODI sixes (Oct 14, 2023)
- 7 ODI WC centuries (record)
- 5 T20I centuries (Jan 2024)
- Century as T20I captain (2024)
- 200 IPL matches for MI (March 27, 2024)
- 600 sixes in T20I (June 5, 2024)
- Fastest 4000 T20I runs
- Fastest 50 (19 balls) in T20I vs Australia
- Fastest T20I century (35 balls) by an Indian