On Tuesday, April 30, the renowned hitter Rohit Sharma turned 37. The cricket community extended its best wishes to Sharma.
India is a cricketing powerhouse, and Rohit has one of their best batting skills. The right-handed batsman made his debut for his country in an ODI against Ireland in June 2007, but his full potential wasn’t seen until he was named India’s full-time opener during the 2013 ICC (International Cricket Council) Champions Trophy.
Rohit has scored 10,709 runs at a 49.12 average and 91.97 strike rate in 262 ODIs played. In the international 50-over format, he has 37 centuries and 55 half-centuries to his belt. The only player in ODI cricket history with three double hundreds is Rohit. In ODIs, Mumbai’s batsman holds the record for the highest individual score as well. He accomplished this record in 2014 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where he hit an incredible 264 off 173 balls against Sri Lanka.
2013 saw Rohit have an incredible beginning to his Test career, going on to score hundreds in his opening two innings against the West Indies. Over the following several years, though, Rohit was guilty of losing wickets despite having strong starts. But when he went to the top of the inning in 2019, everything changed. With the stats he has already amassed in red-ball cricket, the graceful hitter has emerged as the embodiment of consistency.
Rohit has played in 59 Test matches, scoring 17 fifties and 12 tons while amassing 4,138 runs at an average of 45.47. In a 2019 match at Ranchi against South Africa, he hit his highest score of 212 off 255 balls. In Test cricket, this is his only score above 200.
Compared to the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rohit’s batting record in Twenty20 international cricket is superior. Rohit played in 151 matches and scored 3,974 runs at an average of 31.29 and a strike rate of 139.98 after making his T20I debut against England during India’s victorious 2007 T20 World Cup campaign. So far in his T20I career, he has scored five hundred and 29 fifties. He is the player with the most sixes—190—among all players in the game’s shortest format.
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On social media, users wished Rohit Sharma a happy 37th birthday in the following ways:
Happy birthday, brothaman! May happiness and success flow as effortlessly as the big hits from your bat! Loads of love ❤️🤗 @ImRo45 #HappyBirthdayRohit #RohitSharma𓃵 pic.twitter.com/wSQjjuLGdb
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 30, 2024
Sending birthday wishes to the unstoppable force of Indian cricket, our captain, @ImRo45! Your leadership, skill, and unyielding spirit are the heartbeat of our team. Here’s to another year of smashing boundaries and making history! Keep shining, Hitman! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/INdGkzZweX
Jay Shah (@JayShah): April 30, 2024
Happy Birthday @imro45! May this year be a very special one, not just for you but for the entire nation. 🇮🇳🏆 #HappyBirthdayRohit pic.twitter.com/cXoH0DwlKU
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) April 30, 2024
Happy Birthday @ImRo45 🥂
— Dimuth Karunarathna (@IamDimuth) April 30, 2024
A very Happy to 1 an only #RohitSharma𓃵
Wishing healthy life ahead Kaptan @ImRo45
May you give India all ICC trophies. #HappyBirthdayRohit pic.twitter.com/Dgyd15u3kq— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) April 30, 2024
𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘 💙
Happy birthday to the one and only Mr. 4️⃣5️⃣, Rohit Sharma. 🎂🥳#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/dZ693GSikh
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 29, 2024
Indian men’s cricket team captain Rohit Sharma ko janmdin ki Shub-kaamnayein! 💙#AavaDe | #GTKarshe pic.twitter.com/kN1mxtapU6
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) April 30, 2024
Happy Birthday @ImRo45 💙🎂 https://t.co/1qbKhA6Tfz
— Gerald Coetzee (@GeraldCoetzee62) April 29, 2024
4️⃣7⃣2⃣ intl. matches
1️⃣8⃣,8⃣2⃣0⃣ intl. runs
4️⃣8⃣ intl. hundreds 💯Only cricketer to score Three ODI double hundreds 🫡🫡
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to #TeamIndia Captain Rohit Sharma! 🎂@ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/fZD7uwcG3C
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 30, 2024
The only Hitman to score 3️⃣-double centuries in ODIs! 💪😎
Here’s wishing a very happy birthday to the captain of #TeamIndia, Rohit Sharma! 🇮🇳🥳#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/5wKc4WZF3W
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 30, 2024
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