Rohit Sharma Birthday: ‘Hitman’ turns 37, these records of the Indian captain are ringing in the world

New Delhi: Indian captain Rohit Sharma, famous by the names ‘Sharma ji ka beta’, ‘Hitman’ etc., is celebrating his 37th birthday today. Rohit Sharma is currently representing Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. ‘Hitman’ has surprised the world with his batting. He is considered one of the greatest batsmen in the world.

Indian cricket fans hope that Rohit Sharma will win the T20 World Cup 2024 title and end the ICC title drought since 2013. Rohit will captain the Indian team in the T20 World Cup to be hosted by West Indies and America from June 1 this year. Fans will expect a great performance from Rohit Sharma.

Let’s first look at some of Rohit Sharma’s records on his 37th birthday, which are famous all over the world. It is very difficult for the batsmen to break these records of the Indian captain. let’s take a look.

1) Three double centuries in ODIs – Rohit Sharma is the only batsman in the world who has scored three double centuries in ODI cricket. Rohit Sharma has scored a double century against Australia and a double century against Sri Lanka.

2) Most sixes in T20 International cricket – Rohit Sharma is known for his powerful shots and is the batsman who has hit the most sixes in T20 International cricket. After Rohit Sharma, the record of hitting most sixes in T20 international cricket is in the name of former New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who has hit 173 sixes. Rohit Sharma will try to cross his number of sixes beyond 200 in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

3) Most centuries in a tournament- Rohit Sharma had performed brilliantly in the 2019 ODI World Cup. After this he scored five centuries in the tournament. Then the average was 81 while the strike rate was 98.33. He scored 648 runs in 9 matches for the Indian team.

4) Highest individual score in ODI cricket – Rohit Sharma holds the record for the highest individual score in the ODI format. The hitman scored 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in November 2014. Incidentally, this was Rohit’s second double century in the ODI format.

5) Most IPL titles under one captaincy – Rohit Sharma has won the most IPL titles for Mumbai Indians under his captaincy. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title five times. Rohit Brigade became IPL champions in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Dhoni has also given five titles to Chennai Super Kings under his captaincy.