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Full name Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Born April 30, 1987, Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Current age 21 years 253 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 32 31 7 593 70* 24.70 807 73.48 0 4 46 4 11 0
T20Is 6 4 3 96 50* 96.00 69 139.13 0 1 10 4 2 0
First-class 27 40 3 1674 205 45.24 3 9 20 0
List A 73 69 12 1914 142* 33.57 2332 82.07 3 10 168 26 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 32 8 95 63 0 - - - 3.97 - 0 0 0
T20Is 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 27 21 378 206 2 1/1 1/1 103.00 3.26 189.0 0 0 0
List A 73 24 479 392 6 2/38 2/38 65.33 4.91 79.8 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 India v England at Cuttack, Nov 26, 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 Chennai, Jan 4-7, 2009 scorecard
List A debut Central Zone v West Zone at Gwalior, Feb 25, 2006 scorecard
Last List A India v England at Cuttack, Nov 26, 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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Jan 7, 2009

Rohit Sharma executes a neat straight drive
Rohit Sharma executes a neat straight drive
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Jan 3, 2009

Mumbai's players gear up for the Ranji Trophy semi-final
Mumbai's players gear up for the Ranji Trophy semi-final
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Dec 19, 2008

Rohit Sharma watches the ball go past the slips
Rohit Sharma watches the ball go past the slips
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