Some of the best Knocks of #Hitman #RohitSharma in all formats

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2007

50* (40) vs South Africa,

In what was a must-win encounter at Durban, the Men in Blue were struggling at 61/4. Rohit came out to bat for the first time in a T20I game and struck a brilliant 50.

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He stayed not out till the end as India managed to put up a total of 153 on board and eventually qualify for the semis.

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2008

66 (87) vs Australia, CB Series Final

India were reduced to 87/3 while chasing 240 as they faced Australia in the first of the best of three finals at SCG. How often will people remember a batsman who is batting alongside Sachin Tendulkar ?

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However, Rohit displayed his fluent batting with the Master Blaster as they compiled a 123-run partnership. The world took notice and India went on to win the game by six wickets.

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2009

52* (45) vs Ireland, WT20

After a wonderful bowling , India were set a target of 113. Rohit opened the innings for India scored a splendid fifty and ensured there was no trouble. He stayed not out as the Men in Blue chased the target with more than four overs to spare.

2010

79* (46) vs Australia, WT20

India began their WT20 campaign against Australia who put up a total of 184/5 batting first. Rohit walked out to bat at No.4 as India were reduced to 12/2. While wickets kept falling at regular intervals from one end,

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Cont. Rohit single-handedly continued to torment the Aussies with the bat as he hit 6 sixes and 4 boundaries. Nine batsmen failed to cross double figures but Rohit remained unbeaten against the eventual finalists.

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2011

86* (91) vs West Indies (ODI)

In India’s first game after the 2011 World Cup victory, Rohit got a chance and he proved why he deserved to be at the top-level with a Man of the Match performance in the Caribbean.

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In the third ODI , he helped India snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat. Chasing 226 runs, the visitors had been reduced to 92/6. Batting with the tailenders, Rohit displayed a high level of perseverance. He stayed unbeaten on 86 as India went on to win the game by 3 wickets.

2012

55* (33) vs England, WT20

India elected to bat first against defending champions England at Colombo. Coming in to bat at No.4, Rohit played a quick-fire knock with an amazing strike rate of 166.67

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His unbeaten half-century helped India post a total of 170 on board. The Englishmen failed to pose any kind of threat as they were all out for 80 runs.

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2013

209 (158) vs Australia

2013 was a magical year for Rohit as a batsman. He managed to establish his authority as an opener in the Indian limited-overs setup with some performances. It also turned out to be a dream Test debut as he scored back2back centuries against WI

Rohit went on to slam his first-ever double century in ODIs. With a major chunk of runs coming in the last few overs, Rohit hit a total of 16 maximums which was a world record then. India went on to win the high-scoring thriller as Hitman was named as the Man of the Series.

2014

264 (173) vs Sri Lanka

Returning back from an injury is never easy but nothing is impossible when it comes to the Hitman. Within the last couple of years, Ro had been making a merry at Eden Gardens, winning the IPL while captaining MI and scoring a century on Test debut

If his knock of 209 was a sign of his ferociousness with the bat, then you would run out of words to describe this one. Rohit set innumerable records right from the highest ODI score to hitting the most number of boundaries in an innings. even the whole SL team coud't his score

2015

137 (126) vs Bangladesh, World Cup

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Playing his first-ever 50-over World Cup, Ro had scored two fifties. In the quarterfinal, Rohit launched himself against the Bangla bowling attack and also scored his first World Cup century in the process

2016

171* (163) vs Australia

Ro began 2016 in style as he scored a magnificent century against the defending champions in the first ODI.
his unbeaten knock of 171 had class written all over it. It was the highest individual score by an Indian against Australia on their soil.

2017

118 (43) vs Sri Lanka

2017 was yet another year where Rohit displayed his excellence with the bat. A century in the Champions Trophy semi-final against Bangladesh that paved the way for the Men in Blue into the finals or a record third double century in ODIs vs Sri Lanka.

2018

100* (56) vs England

In what was the series decider between both teams at Bristol, England registered a huge total of 198/9 on board.Indian opener stood out with the bat as he scored his third T20I century off just 56 balls.

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212 (255) vs South Africa (test)

2019 will remain as a special year for the Hitman. He became the first-ever captain to win four IPL titles but more was to follow at the highest level. He smashed a record five centuries at the biggest stage

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He started attacking the spinners and went on to slam his sixth Test century. Day 2 witnessed a more aggressive style of play from Rohit scoring 212 runs from just 255 balls. India won the game by an innings and 202 runs and Rohit was named as the Man of the Series.

2020

65 (40) vs New Zealand (T20I)

Rohit Sharma may not have played a lot of cricket in 2020 owing to an injury followed by the pandemic. However, he still managed to make a mark

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Batting first, he helped India get off to a good start with a 40-ball 65. The match ended up going to a Super Over after a nail-biting tie. With 10 runs required off the last two deliveries, Rohit hit consecutive sixes to help India take an unassailable lead in the series

Wish u a Very Happy Birthday Rohit @ImRo45

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