Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He is the captain of Indian national men’s cricket team in all formats. He was born on 30 April 1987 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. His sun sign is Taurus. He attended Swami Vivekanand International School and Junior College, Mumbai, and Our Lady Vailankanni High School, Mumbai. 

His father, Gurunath Sharma used to work in a transportation company. His mother, Poornima Sharma is a homemaker. He has a brother, Vishal Sharma. 

He is married to Ritika Sajdeh. They have a daughter, Samaira. 

Rohit Sharma’s favourites

His hobbies include travelling, watching films, and playing video games. 

His favourite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Harbhajan Singh.

He likes to eat aloo paratha, Chinese food, and eggs.

His favourite actors are Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, Megan Fox, and Blake Lively.

His favourite films are, Veer Zaara, Hera Pheri, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Border, The Avengers, Iron Man, and The Dark Knight Rises.

His favourite directors are David Dhawan, Priyadarshan, Imtiaz Ali, and James Cameron.

His favourite travelling destination is New York. 

Interesting facts about Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma’s mother tongue is Telugu as he was born in a Telugu family.

When he was in grade 6, he joined a local cricket club during his summer holidays. 

In the Under-12 tournament that took place in the year 1999, Rohit Sharma took important wickets in the match. Impressed by his performance, his coach, Dinesh Lad encouraged him to continue practicing cricket. 

Rohit Sharma’s debut match

On 23 June 2007, Rohit made his international debut in a one-day match against Ireland in Belfast. 

In 2009, he took an IPL hat-trick for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians in Centurion, South Africa.

Rohit Sharma is a devotee of Lord Ganesha and visits Siddhivinayak temple before any important tour.

He is a big supporter of Real Madrid Football Club.  

Rohit Sharma is famously known as 'Hitman Sharma' for his multiple records of scoring centuries. 

Rohit Sharma’s marriage

Ritika works as the manager of Rohit Sharma. She was a close friend of Indian cricketer, Yuvraj Singh, who introduced her to Rohit Sharma in an event. 

Rohit Sharma proposed to Ritika at Borivali Sports Club Ground; the place where Rohit had started his career from. The couple tied the knot in 2015.

The wedding took place on 13 December 2015 and was attended by many cricketers and film celebrities.

The couple’s first daughter was born on 30 December 2022. They named her, Samaira. 

Rohit Sharma’s records

Rohit Sharma holds the record of making 264 runs which is the highest individual score in ODI format. He is also the first player to score double centuries in an ODI match. 

He is the second Indian player after Suresh Raina to score centuries in all 3 formats (Test, ODI, T20)

Rohit Sharma is the third Indian player to score more than 1,000 runs in ODIs against Australia, joining Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.