A leader who delivered the answer to the drought that Indian cricket team has faced.
On 13th November 2014, a world record was shattered by an Indian batter at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. It was an India vs Sri Lanka ODI match. The Indian batters had fallen early, and an out-of-form batsman was on strike. With Robin Uthappa at the non-striker's end, giving singles on every ball, this man was hitting sixes with almost every shot. He is the master of sixes, Rohit Sharma, jersey number 45.
Born in Maharashtra, with Telugu as his mother tongue, Rohit Sharma faced disappointment in 2007 when he was not selected for the ODI World Cup squad. Feeling disheartened, he tweeted about improving himself without criticizing anyone. In the same year, he was selected for the T20 World Cup squad. It was a bittersweet year for Indian cricket; first, they lost the ODI World Cup, but then they triumphed in the T20 World Cup. Rohit's comeback did not take long.
In 2008, Rohit was made vice-captain for the Deccan Chargers under the leadership of the legendary Adam Gilchrist. The DC team won the IPL that year, and in the same edition, Rohit took a hat-trick. In 2011, Rohit joined Mumbai Indians (MI), and the rest is history. He first won the IPL as vice-captain and then as captain of MI, leading the team to five titles.
In 2013, Rohit was made an opener by the mastermind MS Dhoni. From that day to today, nobody has doubted that decision. Records were broken brutally. As an opener, Rohit has three double centuries, 32 centuries, and 57 fifties to his name, along with the highest score in ODI cricket. He also became the oldest captain to hit a century, which happened just a few days ago.
The Indian cricket team has faced a drought of ICC tournament victories since 2013. In February 2022, Virat Kohli stepped down as Indian captain, and the BCCI decided to appoint Rohit Sharma as captain. In November 2023, emotions ran high when India lost the ODI World Cup final, held in India. Rohit Sharma cried in the dugout, feeling the pain as deeply as the fans. One thing remains true: people raise questions when you fail and praise you when you succeed. Many questions were raised that day, but Rohit wanted to give only one answer—not at that time.
