The Indian Cricket Association took to social media to extend birthday wishes to Rohit Sharma, the team's all-format skipper, who turned 37 on Wednesday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) turned to X (formerly Twitter) to convey their wishes to the 'Hitman'. “472 intl. matches, 18,820 intl. runs, 48 intl. hundreds Only cricketer to score three ODI double hundreds. Wishing a very happy birthday to #TeamIndia Captain Rohit Sharma! @ImRo45,” BCCI tweeted.
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Have a very happy birthday #TeamIndia Captain Rohit Sharma! ????@ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/fZD7uwcG3C
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 30, 2024
BCCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah also extended his wishes to the “unstoppable force of Indian cricket”.
“Sending birthday wishes to the unstoppable force of Indian cricket, our captain, @ImRo45! Your leadership, skill and indomitable spirit are the heartbeat of our team. Here's to another year of pushing boundaries and making history! Keep shining, Hitman! ,” Shah tweeted.
Sending birthday wishes to the unstoppable force of Indian cricket, our captain, @ImRo45! Your leadership, skills and indomitable spirit are the heartbeat of our team. Here's to another year of pushing boundaries and making history! Keep shining, assassin! ????????? pic.twitter.com/INdGkzZweX
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) April 30, 2024
Mumbai Indians (MI), the franchise that has won five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles under Rohit's captaincy, also wished Rohit and all his fans a “Hitman Day”.
“IT'S HITMAN DAY. Congratulations to the one and only Mr 45, Rohit Sharma. #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians | @ImRo45,” MI tweeted.
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Happy Birthday to the one and only Mr. 4️⃣5️⃣, Rohit Sharma. ?????????#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/dZ693GSikh
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 29, 2024
Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who was part of the 2007 T20 World Cup winning team and the 2011 Cricket World Cup winning squad alongside Rohit, also wrote: “A very happy birthday @ImRo45. Wishing you health and happiness! Stay blessed !”
Have a very happy birthday @ImRo45. I wish you health and happiness! Stay blessed! pic.twitter.com/dCqsPLcTlY
— Gautam Gambhir (Modi Ka Parivar) (@GautamGambhir) April 30, 2024
India's World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh also extended his birthday wishes to the “brothaman”.
“Happy birthday brother! May happiness and success flow as effortlessly as the big hits from your bat! Lots of love @ImRo45 #HappyBirthdayRohit #RohitSharma,” Yuvraj tweeted.
Happy birthday, Broederman! May happiness and success flow as effortlessly as the big blows of your bat! Lots of love ❤️???? @ImRo45 #HappyBirthdayRohit #RohitSharma???? pic.twitter.com/wSQjjuLGdb
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 30, 2024
Mumbai's domestic cricket giant and former Indian opener also had a creative tweet to wish Rohit on his birthday and wrote, “His batting has such 'appeal' and so does his personality, no wonder people are easily drawn towards him .Happy Birthday @ImRo45 , Happy Birthday #HappyBirthdayRohitSharma.”
His percussion has such 'appeal' and so does his personality, no wonder people are easily drawn to him. Congratulations @ImRo45have a good ????????? #HappyBirthdayRohitSharma pic.twitter.com/uefuX1rMJm
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 30, 2024
Rohit is widely hailed as one of the best of his generation and remains a star player for India, especially in white-ball cricket.
This right-handed batsman has entertained and enchanted audiences around the world with his stylish strokeplay and calm mentality while batting or captaining his side. He is one of the best Pull Shot players in the game and often uses it during powerplay overs in white-ball cricket. But there is also a patient and determined side of him visible when he dons the white colors. This versatility makes him a perfect batsman for all formats of the modern era.
In 2007, Rohit made his debut in international cricket. His first prominent appearance that year, at the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup, was impressive. In his three matches he collected 88 points and remained undefeated. He made a strong contribution to his team's victory with a 16-ball 30* against bitter rivals Pakistan in the championship match after opening with a fifty against Ireland.
Since then, this baby-faced youngster has become one of the most lethal willow users in the sport. For the first six years of his career, the batter batted in the middle of the order. However, the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, where he got a chance to open with Shikhar Dhawan, sent his career graph soaring. In the competition, which India won, he scored 177 runs in five innings at an average of 35.40, including two half-centuries.
An effort to open the innings was a success and it transformed Rohit into one of the most destructive batsmen of the modern era. In 262 ODIs, he scored 10,709 runs at an average of 49.12. He has 31 centuries and 55 fifties in the format, with 264 being his best individual score, which is also the best score in ODI cricket history.
He is the 15th highest scorer in ODI cricket and the sixth highest run-scorer among Indians, behind MS Dhoni (10599), Rahul Dravid (10,768), Sourav Ganguly (11,221), Virat Kohli (13848) and Sachin Tendulkar (18426). running). He has the third highest ODI ton among all players after Virat (50) and Sachin (49). He is the only player with three ODI double tons.
Over the years it has also proven itself as a reliable test opener. In 59 matches and 101 innings, he scored 4137 runs at an average of 45.46 and a strike rate of over 57.05.
Rohit has impressed in T20 cricket with his captaincy skills. He has won six IPL trophies, making him the most successful IPL player ever. He has led Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles as skipper (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020), winning one with Deccan Chargers as a player (2009).
Furthermore, he is the fourth highest run-getter in the history of the competition, with a total of 6522 runs in 252 matches, 247 innings at an average of 29.92, with two centuries and 42 half-centuries and a best score of 109. *.
He was also brilliant in T20Is, scoring 3,974 runs at an average of over 31 in 151 matches, with five centuries and 29 fifties. He has the most centuries in T20 cricket.
In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Rohit had a stunning run and finished in second place with 597 runs. The 'Hitman' is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with Mumbai Indians (MI).
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