Rohit Sharma: India's Captain — Three ODI Double Centuries, T20 WC 2024, 'The Hitman'

Rohit Gurunath Sharma was born on 30 April 1987 in Bansod, Maharashtra, India. He made his ODI debut against Ireland in June 2007 and his Test debut against the West Indies in November 2013. A right-handed opening batsman, he was for years used as a middle-order batsman in ODIs before being moved to open in 2013 — a decision that transformed both his and India's ODI batting. He is nicknamed 'The Hitman' for his ability to hit the ball enormous distances with minimal backlift, especially off the front foot.

Three ODI Double Centuries

Rohit Sharma is the only player in ODI history to score three double centuries: 209 vs Australia at Bangalore (2 November 2013), 264 vs Sri Lanka at Kolkata (13 November 2014 — the highest individual score in ODI history, surpassing Martin Guptill's 237* at the 2015 WC), and 208 not out vs Sri Lanka at Mohali (13 December 2017). His 264 at Eden Gardens included 33 fours and 9 sixes. He has scored 10,000+ ODI runs at over 48.00 and is India's all-time leading T20I run-scorer.

T20 WC 2024 Title and Captaincy

Rohit Sharma captained India to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 title — beating South Africa by 7 runs in the final in Barbados. It was India's second T20 WC title (first was 2007 under Dhoni). Rohit announced his T20I retirement after the final, having served as India's T20I captain since 2017. He had also captained the Mumbai Indians to 5 IPL titles. He became India's full-time Test captain in 2022 and had earlier been a part of India's 2013 Champions Trophy winning squad.