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Rohit Sharma
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Rohit Sharma

India

Player profile

Full name Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Born April 30, 1987, Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Current age 21 years 114 days
Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, India A, India Green, India Under-19s, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI, Mumbai Under-19s
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 25 24 5 490 70* 25.78 675 72.59 0 4 38 4 11 0
T20Is 6 4 3 96 50* 96.00 69 139.13 0 1 10 4 2 0
First-class 20 29 1 1042 205 37.21 1 6 16 0
List A 58 54 9 1532 142* 34.04 1882 81.40 2 9 132 20 24 0
Twenty20 27 24 6 752 101* 41.77 514 146.30 1 5 74 34 13 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 25 5 53 34 0 - - - 3.84 - 0 0 0
T20Is 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 20 15 330 187 1 1/12 1/17 187.00 3.40 330.0 0 0 0
List A 58 18 371 304 4 2/38 2/38 76.00 4.91 92.7 0 0 0
Twenty20 27 8 138 148 9 3/15 3/15 16.44 6.43 15.3 0 0 0

Career statistics
ODI debut Ireland v India at Belfast, Jun 23, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 20, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut England v India at Durban, Sep 19, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut India A v New Zealand A at Darwin, Jul 11-14, 2006 scorecard
Last First-class Mumbai v Saurashtra at Mumbai, Dec 25-28, 2007 scorecard
List A debut Central Zone v West Zone at Gwalior, Feb 25, 2006 scorecard
Last List A Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 20, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Baroda v Mumbai at Mumbai, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Deccan Chargers v Bangalore Royal Challengers at Hyderabad (Decc), May 25, 2008 scorecard
 Profile

It was no surprise when Sharma made his mark in the recent EurAsia tournament with two half-centuries in three matches, including 62 against Pakistan A, where he batted in the middle order. He'd exuded class at No. 3 in the Under-19 World Cup - barring the final, when the entire Indian line-up was blown away by rampant Pakistan fast bowlers - and displayed the key quality for that position: adaptability. Sharma is equally happy in the role of accumulator or aggressor, depending on the game situation. He is also a more than useful offspinner - a skill he will no doubt be looking to hone so as to have a second string in his bow. He was rewarded with a call-up to the Indian one-day squad for the short tour of Ireland in June 2007. But it was in the India's triumphant World Twenty20 campaign that he walked into public imagination with a sparkling fifty against South Africa. Sharma indicated that he belonged to the big league during the CB Series in Australia in early 2008, scoring two fifties, including a vital 66 in India's win in the first final in Sydney. He enhanced his status in the Indian Premier League, where, after being bought for US$750,000 by the Deccan Chargers, he made 404 runs at 36.73 including four fifties. Sharma earned a surprise call-up to the Indian squad for the three-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Andrew McGlashan (July 2008)


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Aug 19, 2008

Irfan Pathan and Rohit Sharma share a light moment at practice
Irfan Pathan and Rohit Sharma share a light moment at practice
© AFP

Aug 18, 2008

Thilan Thushara gets rid of Rohit Sharma
Thilan Thushara gets rid of Rohit Sharma
© AFP

Aug 18, 2008

Rohit Sharma sways away from a bouncer
Rohit Sharma sways away from a bouncer
© AFP

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