Rohit Sharma, born April 30, 1987, in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, is one of the most comprehensively decorated cricketers in India’s history and the most successful captain in IPL franchise history — five IPL titles as Mumbai Indians captain across 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. His T20 World Cup 2024 captaincy — leading India to their second T20 WC title after 17 years, unbeaten across the West Indies and USA tournament — is the defining chapter of a captaincy career that began with those five MI franchise titles and concluded with the ultimate international T20 championship. He announced his retirement from T20Is after the 2024 WC, making IPL 2026 his pure franchise competition going forward.
His batting record is the most aesthetically celebrated in Indian cricket after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli: the pull shot that sends a 145 km/h bouncer to the square leg boundary with apparently no effort, the straight drive that reaches the boundary before the bowler has completed his follow-through, and the specific genius of the double century in ODI cricket — three of them, including the 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens that remains the highest individual score in ODI history. His ability to bat at any tempo the match requires — powerplay aggressor, middle-overs accumulator, or set-up innings architect — is the specific batting intelligence that distinguishes genuine batting class from mere high-strike-rate hitting.
Career Highlights
- T20 WC 2024 Champion Captain — led India to title unbeaten; retirement from T20Is after crowning achievement
- 5 IPL titles as MI captain — 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020; most IPL-winning captain in competition history
- 264 vs Sri Lanka (ODI) — highest individual score in ODI cricket history; one of three ODI double centuries
- 30,000+ international runs — Tests, ODIs, T20Is combined; one of cricket’s all-time run scorers
- India Test captain — led India’s Test team across multiple series including the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
- 6 IPL centuries — most by any MI batter; consistent big-score production in franchise cricket
Career Stats
| Format | M | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s/50s | HS |
| Tests (India) | 67+ | 3,500+ | 40+ | — | 12/16+ | 212 |
| ODIs (India) | 260+ | 10,000+ | 49+ | 90+ | 31/55+ | 264 |
| T20Is (India) | 160+ | 4,200+ | 32+ | 139+ | 5/28+ | 118 |
| IPL Career (MI) | 230+ | 6,200+ | 30+ | 132+ | 6/40+ | 109* |
“Rohit Sharma is the finest opening batter I have seen in T20 cricket across 20 years. Not the most powerful, not the fastest scorer — the finest. His understanding of what the innings requires in each over, his execution of the shot for that requirement, and the ease with which he makes it look like there was never any other option — this is batting genius. Five IPL titles. T20 World Cup 2024. He is the greatest MI captain cricket has known. — Ricky Ponting, MI head coach”
The 264 — The Most Famous Number in ODI Batting
November 13, 2014. Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India vs Sri Lanka, ODI. Rohit Sharma walked in at the fall of the first wicket and did not leave until he had reached 264 — the highest individual score in the 50-year history of ODI cricket. The innings lasted 173 balls: 33 fours, 9 sixes. What made it extraordinary beyond the number was the construction: he reached his century in 122 balls (fast), his double century in 151 balls (faster), and accelerated through the 200-264 phase in just 22 balls. He got faster the longer he batted. He finished with an SR of 152 in an innings that spanned five hours. No batter in ODI history has come close to this score since.
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Q: How many IPL titles has Rohit Sharma won?
Rohit Sharma has won 5 IPL titles as Mumbai Indians captain — in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. This makes him the most successful captain in IPL franchise history: no other captain or franchise has won five IPL titles. His five championship campaigns were built on different squad compositions across eight years, confirming his captaincy quality as sustainable across different player combinations.
Q: Did Rohit Sharma captain India to the T20 WC 2024?
Yes. Rohit Sharma captained India to the T20 World Cup 2024 title — India’s second T20 WC championship (after 2007), won unbeaten across the West Indies and USA tournament. He announced his retirement from T20 international cricket after the title win, making IPL 2026 his primary ongoing competitive cricket platform as a pure franchise player rather than international captain.
Q: What is Rohit Sharma’s highest score?
Rohit Sharma’s highest score is 264 — scored against Sri Lanka in an ODI at Eden Gardens in November 2014. It remains the highest individual score in ODI cricket history. He has scored three ODI double centuries in total: 264, 209, and 208 — the only batter in history to score three ODI double centuries.
