Mumbai's bats have continued to make headlines this season, but none more sensational than Rohit Sharma. "There are several batsmen who score a hundred on a given day in Ranji cricket. I need to continue and score and a really big knock to stand out," Rohit told the Indian Express after he batted himself to 145 on day one at the Brabourne Stadium. A day later Rohit walked the talk with the first triple-century of his career, an unbeaten 309 from 322 deliveries, that formed the fulcrum of a massive first-innings total, leaving a weary Gujarat facing a mountain to climb.
Rohit was a hulk on the second day on a flat track, extending his overnight stand with Sushant Marathe (144) to 342. Marathe's dismissal was followed by two wickets, but Vinayak Samant chipped in with an unbeaten 50 to further torment Gujarat in Rohit's company. Rohit, whose previous best was 205, outdid that by some distance, hitting 36 fours and four sixes. Four of seven bowlers carried the burden of the bowling attack against an enormous innings, and it was legspinner Salil Yadav who leaked the most runs: 201 in 50 overs for one wicket. The bowlers even resorted to a negative line but Rohit was batting on a whole different level.
"After hitting the first ball for four I felt like I could continue to bat like yesterday," he told reporters after the day's play. "The track was good and I knew it would be more easy for me once Gujarat opts for the new ball. I just wanted to take it ball by ball. I was prepared to play my natural game even if I get out. But after crossing 200 I didn't want to take a chance.
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Rhit Sharma
Rohit Gurunath Sharma ( (born 30 April 1987, in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra) is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his athletic fielding and cool temperament to compliment his graceful strokeplay. He is pegged by many analysts to be a permanent fixture on the Indian cricket team in the next decade.
Early life
Sharma completed his primary education at Our Lady Of Vailankanni High School, Mumbai. He was later enrolled in the Swami Vivekanand International School on a scholarship, after his talent was noticed by the school's cricket coach at a summer camp. He excelled in the Giles and Harris Shield school cricket , after which he was selected for the Mumbai Under-17 team . He was later chosen for India's Under-17 and Under-19 teams, and made his mark at the 2006 U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, finishing among the top run-getters in the tournament. He was enrolled as a student at Rizvi College, Mumbai, before he was called up to the national side.
Playing career
List A
Sharma made his List A debut for West Zone against Central Zone in the Deodhar Trophy in March 2006, at Gwalior. It was his unbeaten innings of 142 in 123 balls against North Zone at Udaipur in the same , that brought him into the limelight. Performances for the India A sides in Abu Dhabi and Australia followed, leading to him being selected for the 30 member probables list for the Champions Trophy, although he did not make the final squad. This was before he had made his Ranji Trophy debut. He was also selected for the Challenger Trophy.First-class
Sharma made his First-class debut for India A against New Zealand A, at Darwin in July . He made his Ranji Trophy debut for his First-class side Mumbai in the 2006/2007 season. Though he was unable to contribute much in the initial matches, he scored 205 off 267 balls in the match against Gujarat.. Mumbai went on to win the tournament with Sharma scoring a 50 in the final against Bengal.
International
Sharma was first selected for the limited-overs matches on India's tour to Ireland in 2007. He made his One Day International debut against Ireland at Belfast,although he did not bat in the match Sharma eventually made his mark at the international stage on 20 September 2007, when he led India to victory by scoring an unbeaten 50 (which came off 40 deliveries) against South Africa in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. The win reserved India a berth in the semifinals of the tournament. At one stage India were 61-4, but his partnership of 85 runs with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India to post a total of 153-5.. He was eventually declared Man of the Match. Sharma then proceeded to score 30 runs off 16 balls in the final against Pakistan. Sharma scored his maiden ODI half-century against Pakistan, at Jaipur on 18 November 2007 and was selected as part of India's 16-man squad for the CB series in Australia. Here, he scored 235 runs at an average of 33.57 with 2 fifties, including his score of 66 in the 1st final at Sydney
Indian Premier League
Sharma was signed up by the Deccan Chargers franchise for a sum of US$ 750,000 a year. He was one of the leading run scorers in the 2008 IPL season with 404 runs at an average of 36.72. He also held the coveted Orange Cap for a brief period. In the 2009 IPL season he was appointed the vice-captain of the Deccan Chargers. He took a hat-trick against the Mumbai Indians, removing Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and JP Duminy. In a match against Kolkata Knight Riders where 21 was required off the last over, Sharma scored 26 off the over from Mashrafe Mortaza to seal a win. He was named the best under-23 player of the tournament.Full name Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Born April 30, 1987, Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Current age 22 years 240 days
Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, India A, India Green, India Under-19s, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI, Mumbai Under-19s
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Career statistics
ODI debut Ireland v India at Belfast, Jun 23, 2007
ODI statistics
T20I debut England v India at Durban, Sep 19, 2007
T20I statistics
First-class debut India A v New Zealand A at Darwin, Jul 11-14, 2006
List A debut Central Zone v West Zone at Gwalior, Feb 25, 2006
Twenty20 debut Baroda v Mumbai at Mumbai, Apr 3, 2007
experts views on Rohit Sharma
d othr day d legendry steve waugh ws askd
`today india has many young talented guys like ishant,virat,yusuf,raina,gautam....who do you think is the best of them all
(Note-the interviewer did NOT mention rohitz nem)
waugh-ishant is gud....i think he`l be the nxt great bowler for india...AND IN BATTING I THINK ROHIT SHARMAZ GOT CLASS...HEZ GOT THE TECHNIQUE N TEMPRAMENT..NOT SURE ABOUT THE OTHERS BUT I THINK ROHIT`LL surely b around for a long time`
though hiz nem ws not mentioned stvei din mis out on rohit...praise from one of the all time best...just goes on to show d rohitz got real stuff...
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