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Rohit Sharma

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Rohit Sharma: Biography, Career Stats and Records

Opening batter

Rohit Sharma made his ODI debut in June 2007 and later established himself as an opening batter with a rare record of converting long limited-overs innings. His ODI career includes three double-centuries and the format’s highest individual score, 264.

Career recordIndia men’s international cricketer.Format totals are separated and dated to the latest match shown in the table.
Full name
Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Born
Birthplace
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Batting
Right-hand bat
Bowling
Right-arm offbreak
Record reviewed
7 Sep 2026

Career overview

How the India career developed.

This overview connects role, debuts and format context using the dated records listed below.

Rohit Sharma made his ODI debut in June 2007 and later established himself as an opening batter with a rare record of converting long limited-overs innings. His ODI career includes three double-centuries and the format’s highest individual score, 264.

His Test career began in November 2013 and grew after a move to the top of the order. He later captained India and led the side to the 2024 T20 World Cup title before retiring from T20 internationals.

Rohit’s format records are deliberately separated: 4,301 Test runs, 11,895 ODI runs and 4,231 T20I runs through the dates shown in the table. That prevents his active ODI record from being mixed with formats he has left.

Career timeline

Debuts and defining checkpoints.

Dates identify source-supported debuts and selected milestones. The list is not a claim to cover every match or domestic season.

  1. ODI debut

    Made his ODI debut against Ireland.

  2. T20I debut

    Made his T20I debut against England.

  3. Test debut

    Made 177 on Test debut against West Indies.

  4. ODI record 264

    Scored 264 against Sri Lanka, the highest individual score in men’s ODI cricket.

Format lens

Read each format on its own terms.

Short context cards explain what the dated figures do—and do not—show.

Tests67 matches · 4,301 runs · 2 wickets

The Test record is dated through 2024-12-26 and is not blended with white-ball totals.

ODIs288 matches · 11,895 runs · 9 wickets

The ODI record is dated through 2026-07-19 and reflects only senior India one-day internationals.

T20Is159 matches · 4,231 runs · 1 wickets

The T20I record is dated through 2024-06-29 and excludes franchise T20 matches.

International statistics

Tests, ODIs and T20Is separated.

Career totals use the latest match date shown by the checked player record. Formats may have different snapshot dates.

Rohit Sharma — India men’s international career snapshot
FormatMatchesRuns100s50sWicketsThrough
Tests674,3011218226 Dec 2024
ODIs28811,8953462919 Jul 2026
T20Is1594,231532129 Jun 2024

These are format-specific snapshots, not one combined career number. A format without a debut is stated plainly instead of displaying a misleading zero-match career.

Selected milestones

Context behind the record.

Each item was retained only when the checked player records or event sources supported it. This is a focused list, not an exhaustive record book.

  1. 01

    Holds the men’s ODI record for the highest individual score: 264 against Sri Lanka in 2014.

  2. 02

    Only batter with three ODI double-centuries.

  3. 03

    Scored five hundreds at the 2019 ODI World Cup.

  4. 04

    Captained India to the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup title.

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Sources and data note

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Career details, debut chronology and format totals are based on the player records listed below. This archive page does not imply affiliation with the player, team, board or data provider.

Photo credit

Rohit Sharma portrait

Photo: Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Wikimedia Commons file. GODL-India. Cropped to a square portrait and converted to WebP for the local archive preview.

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