Rohit Sharma was one of India’s best batsmen in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 © Getty Images
Born April 30, 1987, Rohit Sharma, the Indian opening batsman and Mumbai Indians (MI) captain, celebrates his 28th birthday on Thursday. Rohit is widely considered to be one of India’s most talented batsmen, and has the distinction of scoring two Test centuries in his first two innings. Rohit also has the record of highest individual ODI score — 264 which he scored against Sri Lanka in 2014. READ: Virat Kohli winning the battle of leadership against Rohit Sharma in IPL 2015
Rohit made his ODI debut against Ireland in Belfast in 2007. Originally a middle-order batsman, Rohit struggled to keep his spot in the line-up till his promotion to the opener’s slot in 2013. Ever since his shift to the top of the order, Rohit has been one of India’s best ODI batsmen along with Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli. READ: Rohit Sharma’s love affair with Eden Gardens continues
Below are Rohit’s statistics in all formats of the game for India:
| Rohit Sharma | M | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s |
| ODIs | 135 | 4,220 | 264 | 39 | 82.26 | 7 | 25 |
| Tests | 10 | 662 | 177 | 41 | 51.51 | 2 | 2 |
| T20Is | 42 | 739 | 79* | 31 | 126.1 | 0 | 7 |
Rohit first made a mark for India in ICC World T20 2007, where he scored an unbeaten 50 on debut against South Africa. He has since scored six more half-centuries in a total of 42 T20Is. As for Tests, Rohit made his Test debut in 2013 against West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, and scored 177 in his very first innings. He scored another century in his second game at Mumbai, but has suffered from playing his next eight Tests overseas, where he could only score two half-centuries. READ: Rohit Sharma’s 264 vs Sri Lanka: An era-defining ODI innings