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5 records of Rohit Sharma that will be hard to beat

Rohit Sharma has been one the most prolific scorers in ODI and T20I cricket for India. He is fondly called the ‘Hitman’ in Indian Cricket circles. The 36-year-old has made 9825 runs at an average of 48.63 and at a strike rate of 90.02. The right-hander has scored 30 hundreds and 48 fifties in the 50-over cricket. He also has made three double hundreds in the format. The Indian skipper has the highest score of 264 in white ball cricket.

Rohit’s favourite shot to play in white ball cricket is the pull shot. He has made umpteen runs with that shot. Many of the commentators on air have said that when he bats there is ‘lazy elegance’ about it. The right-hander has mentioned in various interviews that he bats normally and there is no extra time for him to play his shots but the cricket fraternity thinks otherwise. Let us take a look at 5 records of Rohit Sharma that could be unbreakable in the white ball and IPL cricket.

5. Five IPL titles 

Rohit Sharma is one of the most successful captains in the Indian Premier League. He has led the Mumbai Indians to five titles in the tournament. The Paltan have won the titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. MI have also qualified for the playoffs nine times in the IPL. Rohit as a player has won six titles. He won a title in 2009 for the defunct Deccan Chargers. He also has a hat-trick in IPL when he played for the Chargers. Rohit has a long history with the IPL.