Unknown facts about all Popular Indian cricketers
Published on: Sep 8, 2021 10:54 pm IST|Updated on: Sep 8, 2021 10:54 pm IST
Rohit Sharma
Time and Time again, India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma has proved his mettle and is carrying the Indian line-up in all three formats along with Virat Kohli for a long time. The right-handed batsman have been phenomenal at the top of the other and had over 15000 runs for his nation and are the third-highest run-scorer of all time in the T20Is. Apart from his heroics at the international stage, he is the most successful captain in the history of IPL as he has led Mumbai Indians to the title for the record five times.
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Here are some of the unknown facts about Rohit Sharma:
The Hitman started his career as an off-spinner but the credit of turning him into a world-class batsman goes to his childhood coach Dinesh Lad.
Rohit Sharma is the brand ambassador of La Liga in India. The 34-year-old, who is a fan of Real Madrid, was signed by a famous football league in Spain in 2019.
The right-handed batsman holds the record of most centuries by a batsman in the single edition of the ICC World Cup. He achieved this feat in the 2019 World Cup when he notched 5 centuries and also was the leading run-scorer in the tournament with 648 runs to his name.
Rohit Sharma holds the command in four Indian languages. India’s limited-overs vice-captain can speak Hindi, English, Marathi, and Telugu.
Rohit Sharma is the first Indian to hit a century in the T20s. He achieved this feat in Syed Mushtaq Ali 2006/07 when playing for Mumbai smashed unbeaten 101 runs against Gujarat.