Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma got the name ‘Hitman’ in the year 2013. Rohit then scored the first double century of his ODI career against Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Rohit Sharma had said in an interview that when he was coming out of the ground after scoring a double century against Australia, a member of the TV crew named PD said that you batted like a hitman. And Hit is also in your name. Ravi Shastri was standing there. He overheard PD saying this and later he started calling him by the same name during the commentary. Since then I became famous by the name of Hitman.
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Rohit Sharma played an inning of 209 runs in ODI against Australia. Rohit then lashed out at the Australian bowlers. Right-handed batsman Rohit has 3 double centuries in ODI cricket.
Rohit Sharma has not Scored a Century in International Cricket
Under the captaincy of 35-year-old Rohit Sharma, the Indian team is doing well at the moment. Although Rohit’s bat has not scored a century in international cricket for some time now. Rohit has not been able to score a century in 52 international innings.
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team is currently fighting against New Zealand in the 3-match ODI series. The first ODI of the series will be played on Wednesday (January 18) i.e. today at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Team India, led by Rohit, had recently thrashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in the 3-match ODI series at home. In the ODI series, Rohit scored 83 runs in the first match while he missed his half-century by 8 runs in the third and last ODI.
Team India is yet to lose any ODI series at home from the Visiting New Zealand
The Indian team, captained by Rohit Sharma, will come down with the intention of winning the ODI series against the Kiwis. Team India has not yet lost any ODI series at home from the guest New Zealand. In such a situation, the Indian team is trying to continue the invincible order.
Rohit Sharma played a total of 39 matches in the year 2022. During this, he participated in 29 T20, 8 ODIs and 2 Test matches. He scored 249 runs in 8 ODIs last year while adding 656 runs. In 3 Test innings only 90 runs came out of his bat.
Rohit Sharma has played 3 ODIs so far in the new year in which he has scored 142 runs. During this, a half-century has come out of his bat. He has hit 13 fours and 7 sixes so far this year.
