Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in the history of the Indian Premier League. He is the captain of Mumbai Indians. Ever since he took charge as captain, Mumbai Indians went on to become one of the top forces in the competition.
Under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, Mumbai Indians went on to win five titles, the most by any franchise in the history of the IPL. Rohit Sharma has also been a top batsman for Mumbai Indians.
Having played a total of 227 games in the IPL, Hitman has scored 5879 runs at an average of 30.3 including one century and 39 half-centuries to his name. He has maintained a terrific strike rate of 129.9.
They say records are meant to be broken. However, Rohit Sharma has created a couple of records in IPL, which might not be broken in future. Let’s take a glimpse at those two Rohit’s IPL incredible records.
1. Most IPL titles
Rohit Sharma has won six IPL titles in his cricketing career, the most by any cricketer in the history of the lucrative tournament. He won his first IPL title as a player during his stint at Deccan Chargers in the IPL 2009 season.
Later on, when he shifted his base to Mumbai Indians, he went on to become the most successful captain in the IPL. He went on to as many as five titles as captain.
2. Century and a hat-trick in the IPL
Not many know that Rohit Sharma bagged a hat-trick in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 season. When he was playing for Deccan Chargers, he got rid of Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and JP Duminy in 3 consecutive deliveries to complete this extraordinary achievement against his current team, Mumbai Indians.
On top of that, he scored a century against Kolkata Knight Riders while playing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2012 season. He chipped in with an unbeaten 109* and remains the only Indian to have scored a century and taken a hat-trick in the IPL.
