Rohit Sharma-A Struggle to Success

Rohit Sharma Early Days

Rohit Sharma is the man who has haunted around the cricketing world after ups and downs in the team during his starting days of the career where he was dropped from the squad and then the aggression and so much achievement cricketing world has experienced the one of the best Legend and Captain of the Indian Cricket Team.
One of the Best player of the Free-flowing stroke-player from Mumbai joined as the teenager who started his career from played first-class cricket, with a good average and was highlight where  he scored a not out triple-century in Ranji Trophy.

In the year 2007 that time Yuvraj Singh was Injured that is where youngster Rohit Sharma got an opportunity for the league game. That time 20-years-old who was playing under pressure and took India to a the with comfortable Total and opponent South Africa was out from tournament.

Rohit sharma was picked in ODI team after his performances in the World cup T20 and his impressive knock in Ranji trophy as well.
He was just about to get selected in the 2011 world cup but due to his slow average which was of 22 of low scores and this statistics failed Rohit Sharma to fix the spot in 2011 world cup squad.

How IPL Changed Career of Rohit Sharma
If IPL has changed any players life then Rohit Sharma is one of them when he was a young, and was struggling to find the place in the Indian team playing 11 this mega event gave an opportunity IPL gave him that fame and opportunity to prove himself during his time with the Deccan Chargers in the year 2008 to 2010  in that period he scored over 350 runs in every season during this period and then big franchise team Mumbai Indians kept an close eye on Rohit Sharma and immediately took him in the IPL auction 2011 and then 2013 where MI won the IPL tournament and Rohit got 538 runs with first title win to MI

But most of his career was highlighted when his career took a  high in IPL which kept him Recognizing in the world cricket like other youngsters but to get recognized in IPL also took at least first 2 years for him  his best performance in IPL Was when he played in DC team and made 350 runs and then the all eyes was by the top franchise teams Mumbai Indians and immediately took him and after word he become a successful captain for Mumbai Indians he was then transferred to the Mumbai Indians team in the year 2011 continued and retained by the franchise In 2024, Rohit was removed as captain by Mumbai Indians with a returning Hardik Pandya taking over captaincy after being transferred in from Gujarat Titans  but still Rohit Sharma was retained in the franchise in IPL auction 2025.

When Rohit Sharma Become Opener for Indian Team

Afterword when Rohit Sharma played some good innings in IPL stage in 2011 he was also selected in the Indian Team which made him a crucial and much required breakthrough in the ODI squad Indian tour of West Indies where he scored three 50’s in just five matches.
as Opener Slot was available and ODI main Opener Sachin Tendulkar was also getting Ms Dhoni tested Rohit Sharma as Opener and till date Rohit thanks Dhoni for this decision as he became great hitter real Opening batsman and then Rohit Sharm didn’t look back and Centuries and Double Century where was raining in the ground all over.

Rohit Sharma as Captain of Indian Team

Rohit Sharma become Indian skipper in 2022 T20I World Cup, Rohit was leading Indian team in the 2023 ODI World Cup, giving the team a nonstop victory in all games but just lost a final match where Rohit Sharma was disappointed when India lost finals against Australis in Ahmedabad at Narendra Modi Stadium but fans where not disappointed and they was not criticizing captain at all because the way Indian team played this ODI tournament in which they was not a champion but India team played the game like a champion whole ODI tournament under the leadership of Rohit Sharma but his never give up attitude continued and he managed to break the  11 year gap and gave India 2024 T20I World Cup in West Indies

He was not able to perform and he himself being the captain put himself out of the playing 11 in Sydney in border Gavaskar Trophy.

And then Rohit Sharma Created another history by giving a gift to the country by winning ICC champions Trophy in the year 2024 he is now know as one of the most successful cricketers as well captain

Rohit Sharma Statistics table Updated till April 2025