Introduction
Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer, serving as a middle-order batsman for India’s national team and widely considered one of the best batsmen in world… ever. Possessing an aesthetics-driven batting style, penchant to score daddy hundreds and a record-breaking spree, Rohit is already a legend of the limited-overs game. He is otherwise known as the “Hitman of Indian Cricket” because of his ability to score and accumulate hundreds of runs in ODIs. Rohit Sharma is the only player in the world with three double centuries in ODIs and the Indian vice-captain has also registered quite a few records to his name including the top score. He has also been a hugely successful leader, of India and Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma: Profile
Rohit Gurunath Sharma. was born on 30 April 1987 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He competes internationally for India and is an Indian citizen. Playing style Rohit is a right-handed top-order batsman and occasionally bowls right-arm off-break. He has played domestic cricket for Mumbai and in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Mumbai Indians since 2013.
Rohit Sharma Age, Height, Weight and Physical Stats
In 2026, Rohit Sharma is 38 years old. He has apt fitness level for professional cricketer with balanced body structure. He is around 706 inches (170 cm) and weight nearly 72 kgs. He has black hair and brown (s) cunt eyes. Rohit is not into extreme muscular fitness, while he has worked on his agility and hand-eye coordination that retrieves him balance, which is complementary to his timing-based batting than the pure power.
Family Background
Rohit Sharma was born into a middle class Maharashtrian family. His father, Gurunath Sharma, ran a small transport business and his mother Purnima Sharma was a homemaker. Owing to a cramped upbringing in his childhood, he stayed at his grandparents’ place with a belonging for Borivali, Mumbai until his parents were based in Dombivli and didn’t have much space to accommodate him. It separated from him and it allowed him to have better access to cricket facilities in Mumbai. Not much is known about his siblings, as they have not been mentioned in public records.
Rohit Sharma Wife, Marriage and Marital Status
Rohit Sharma married Ritika Sajdeh, who is professional sports event manager. The couple met in 2012 at a bar in Minneapolis and were married there in December 2015, following years of dating. Ritika has also handled several sports personalities and was deeply involved in Rohit professional life. Daughter: Samaira Sharma born in the year 2018. Is Rohit Sharma married: Yes, he is married and his family has been credited many a times for providing an emotional anchor to him in his career.
Educational Qualifications
Rohit Sharma finished his education from swami Vivekanand International School Mumbai. He caught eye of renowned cricket coach Dinesh Ladwho encouraged him to take up cricketlittle master(turns after this letereluuturn adharu tana addhukovadam tertesanu) career He was identified by his coach at school, then academy coached by Aashish Kapoor. Rohit began his cricket career as an off-spinner. But his coach felt that he had a strong ability to hit the ball and advised him to concentrate on its batting, under whose influence, Yuvraj took this decision and rest is history.
Rohit Sharma Early Cricket Journey
Rohit’s journey through the ranks of Mumbai’s cricket teams: Rohit Sharma was groomed on the subcontinent’s domestic circuit, playing for his hometown team in Mumbai. He came to notice in 2006 when he became the first cricketer to score a century on his List A debut for West Zone at Deodhar Trophy. This performance led to his national selection considerations. He played his first-class debut representing Mumbai in the 2006–07 Ranji Trophy and he scored a century in his debut match, which projected his future as an international prospect.
International Career
Rohit Sharma played his debut ODI match on 23 June 2007 against Ireland. In that same year he was picked up as part of India’s squad for the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup, which they went on to win. After a good start with the national team, Rohit faced intermittent success early in his career and was dropped from the team many times.
It is a period of time which saw Rohit being promoted to open the Indian batting in ODIs, a turning point that came in 2013. This decision transformed his career. Batting as an opener, he spent longer time at the crease and started converting starts into big scores. He quickly became amongst the most aggressive opening batsmen in world cricket.
Rohit debuted in test match in November 2013 against West Indies, where he had scored 177 runs in his first match. He backed it up with another hundred in the same series. After an initially disappointing run overseas, he has revived his Test career since being promoted to open in 2019. He has since been an integral part of India’s success in Tests — especially at home.
Rohit Sharma has been an extremely reliable man for India in T20Is. He is the leading centurion in T20Is and has been a fixture of India’s T20 World Cup squads.
Captaincy Career
Rohit Sharma has led India in all three formats and is known for his composed, tactical captaincy. Under him, India have done well in bilateral series as well as ICC tournaments. His style of management has always been about supporting the players and exhibiting calm under pressure.
IPL Career
Rohit Sharma started his IPL career with Deccan Chargers and was part of the team that won the title in 2009. In 2011, he was signed on by Mumbai Indians. In 2013, he was named captain; under his leadership, Mumbai Indians became the most successful franchise in IPL history. The team won IPL crowns in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Rohit Sharma is the first captain to have won five IPL titles.
IPL Stats
Rohit Sharma is well past 250 IPL appearances and has amassed in excess of 6,500 runs. He also has two IPL hundreds, and more than forty half-centuries. His leadership resume has never been surpassed in the history of the tournament.
ICC and International Matches Stats
He has a better record in Test cricket with more than 55 matches, 3900 runs, average around or above 45, 10 hundreds and the highest score of 212.…
In one-day internationals, he also has more than 260 games and over 10,800 runs with an average approaching 49. As a Test batsman, he scored over 30 centuries, also with the highest individual score of 264.
Rohit, who has played over 155 T20 Internationals, has scored more than 4,200 runs with five centuries. Figures as of early 2026, rounded for concreteness.
Records and Milestones
Rohit Sharma is the first and only player to score three double hundreds in ODI history. He has the highest individual records in ODIs. He has struck most centuries in T20 Internationals and is one of the players with most sixes for international cricket. He scored 648 runs in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, the most for any player in one edition of the tournament.
Awards and Achievements
Rohit Sharma has been felicitated with several awards for his achievements in cricket. In 2015, he was conferred with the Arjuna Award and five years later won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award which is India’s highest sporting honor. He has won the ICC ODI Player of the Year award and has also been featured in ICC ODI and T20I Teams of the Year several times.
Rohit Sharma Net Worth (2026)
As of 2026, Rohit Sharma net worth is estimated to be around 210-230 crore Indian rupees. He earns from the BCCI central contracts, international match fees, IPL deals and endorements. He is amongst one of the top paid and most marketable cricketers in India.
Rohit Sharma Social Media Presence
Rohit Sharma is hugely popular on social media. He has more than 38 million Instagram followers, over 24 million Twitter followers (X) and around 18 million Facebook fans. It is no wonder his social-media status mirror his appeal to cricket fans around the world.
Conclusion
Redefining limits for a boy who grew up without much in the form of resources, Rohit Sharma’s journey to becoming one of the greatest cricketer known to mankind is nothing but magical. His world-record numbers, leadership feats and versatility across all formats have ensured he is revered as one of the greats of cricket. With plenty of records, a number of prestigious accolades and an indelible legacy to Indian cricket as well as world cricket, Rohit Sharma is here for generations of cricketers – current and upcoming.
