Born on April 30, 1987, Rohit Gurunath Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler, who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket. He is the captain of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Having started international career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his athletic fielding and cool temperament to complement his graceful stroke play. He is pegged by many analysts to be a permanent fixture on the Indian Premier League in the next decade. His consistency while playing for the Mumbai Indians and the failures while playing for the Indian team has made him an internet sensation and has often drawn comparisons with Ravindra Jadeja.
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 tournament, 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.
Sharma made his First-class debut for India A against New Zealand A, at Darwin in July 2006. 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,[8] he scored 205 off 267 balls in the match against Gujarat.Mumbai went on to win the tournament with Sharma scoring a half century in the final against Bengal
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.
Identify the Player:
Write a brief description about him in 250 words.
Questions of this week:
1. Which district won the inaugural match of the Under-14 Cricket Tournament at Kathua recently?
2. For which team Hanuma Vihara plays in Indian Premier League Season-6?
3. How many runs Aditya Tare scored in Qualifier-2 against Rajasthan Royals on May 24, 2013?
4. Who has been elected vice president (South) of JKFA recently?
5. Who is Sunil Naraine?
Answers of the last week:
1. Sreesanth, Ankeet Cahuhan and Ajit Chandila 2. Delhi Daredevils 3. 4 runs 4. Dushyant Sharma 5. Young Indian cricketer.
The best entry of this week was received from Ramesh Chander of Talab Tilloo Jammu.
The other entries of the week were from from Tushar Mahajan, H No 55, Lower Laxmi Nagar, Sarwal, Jammu, Sanjay Dhar from Lane No 1, H No 3, Upper Laxmi Nagar, Jammu, Mohammad Irfan, Ramzanpura Janipur, Aryan Koul from Gole Gujral, Jammu and Hritik Sharma, Trikuta Nagar, Jammuand Rakesh Kumar from Krishna Nagar, Jewel, Jammu.
Follow our WhatsApp channel