Rohit sharma (Cricketer) Wiki, Bio, Net worth, Records, height, wife & affairs

Rohit sharma 

Bio
Full Name	Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Nickname	Hitman, Ro, Shaana
Profession	Indian Cricketer (Batsman)

Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 72 kg in Pounds- 159 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 31 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black

Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 23 June 2007 against Ireland at Belfast Test- 6 November 2013 against West Indies at Kolkata T20 - 19 September 2007 against England at Durban
Jersey Number	#45 (India) #45 (IPL)
Domestic/State Team	Mumbai, Mumbai Indians
Nature on field	Calm
Likes to play against	Pakistan, Australia
Favourite Shot	Pull shot
Records (main ones)	• Highest individual score in an ODI match (264 runs). • The first player to score 2 double centuries in ODIs. • Shares the record for most number of 6s in an ODI match (16 sixes), joining AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle. • Second Indian player after Suresh Raina to have scored a century in each of the 3 formats (Test, ODI, T20). • Highest ODI score by a visiting batsman against Australia in Australia (171 runs). • Third Indian player to score more than 1,000 runs against Australia in ODIs, joining Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rohit Sharma

• Does Rohit Sharma Smoke?:    No
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• Does Rohit Sharma drink alcohol?:   Not Known
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• Rohit’s mother tongue is Telugu as he was born to a Telegu mother.
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• He was born in Nagpur, and when he was 1½ years old, his family moved to Dombivali in Mumbai’s suburbs. 
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• His family’s financial condition was not good enough to provide for him and his brother, so he was sent to live with his grandparents in Borivali where he started playing ‘galli cricket.’
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• When he was in 6th standard, he joined a local club during his summer vacation, not as a batsman but as an off-spin bowler as there were too many batters.
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• His talent was first discovered by his school coach, Dinesh Lad, when he took a couple of crucial wickets in a 10-over under-12 tournament in 1999. 
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• Rohit Sharma coach Dinesh Lad
• Earlier he used to bat at No. 8 or 9, as a tailender, but when his coach saw potential in his batting when Rohit was casually practicing, his coach promoted his batting order in the nets. And, for the first time he opened in an inter-school ‘Giles Shield’ tournament match, where he scored career changing 120-odd runs.
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• He once said that he struggles to bat against Brett Lee.
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• In 2009, he took an IPL hat-trick for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians at Centurion, South Africa, by dismissing Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, and Saurabh Tiwary.
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• He is a firm believer of Lord Ganesha and visits the Siddhivinayak Temple before any tour.
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• He once bunked his school to meet Virender Sehwag.
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• He is a huge fan of Real Madrid Football Club.
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• He loves to sleep a lot. 
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• Rohit Sharma sleeping
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• If not a cricketer, he would have been a real estate businessman