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Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma Biography

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Full name Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Born April 30, 1987, Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, India A, India Green, India Under-19s, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI, Mumbai Indians, Mumbai Under-19s

Playing role Batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer. Rohit Sharma was born to Telugu speaking parents from Andhra Pradesh. Sharma completed his primary education at Our Lady Of Vailankanni High School, Mumbai. He was later enrolled in the Swami Vivekanand International School on a scholarship, after his talent was noticed by the school’s cricket coach Dinesh Lad at a summer camp.

In December 2009, Sharma scored a triple century in the Ranji Trophy and was recalled to the ODI team for the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh as Tendulkar was being rested.He started international playing career at the age of 20.He made his Ranji Trophy debut for his First-class side Mumbai in the 2006/2007 season. He scored 205 off 267 balls in the match against Gujarat.Sharma made his List A debut for West Zone against Central Zone in the Deodhar Trophy in March 2006, at Gwalior.

It was his unbeaten innings of 142 in 123 balls against North Zone at Udaipur in the same tournament, that brought him into the limelight.He scored his maiden ODI century (114) against Zimbabwe on May 28, 2010. He followed it up with another century in the next match of the tri-series against Sri Lanka on May 30, 2010 by scoring 101 not out.He was one of the leading run scorers in the 2008 IPL (Indian Premier League) season with 404 runs at an average of 36.72.

Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler.

Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his athletic fielding and cool temperament to compliment his graceful stroke play.

He is pegged by many analysts to be a permanent fixture on the Indian cricket team in the next decade.
Rohit Sharma is one of the successful IPL player and has unique record of finishing the match by snatching last ball six. He has one IPL century and a hatrick against his name. Rohit was signed up by the Deccan Chargers franchise for a sum of US$ 750,000 a year.

He was one of the leading run scorers in the 2008 IPL season with 404 runs at an average of 36.72.
He also held the coveted Orange Cap for a brief period.

In the 2009 IPL season he was appointed the vice-captain of the Deccan Chargers. In a match against Kolkata Knight Riders where 21 was required off the last over, Sharma scored 26 off the over from Mashrafe Mortaza to seal a win.

He was named the best under-23 player of the tournament. In the 2011 IPL auction, he was sold for US$ 2million to the Mumbai Indians.