NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket community flooded social media with birthday messages for Rohit Sharma, the team’s all-format captain, who turned 37 on Wednesday.
Rohit, also known as ‘Hitman’ by his fans, took the field during the Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on his birthday.
Rohit attempted a cover drive against LSG pacer Mohsin Khan but ended up providing an easy catch to Marcus Stoinis at short extra cover.Having played 253 IPL matches in his career so far, Rohit has participated in five IPL games on his birthday.
However, the star batter has yet to deliver standout performances in IPL matches that take place on his birthday.
In five matches that took place on his birthday, Rohit managed to score only 27 runs.
Rohit Sharma’s birthday matches in IPL
Rohit, also known as ‘Hitman’ by his fans, took the field during the Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on his birthday.
Rohit attempted a cover drive against LSG pacer Mohsin Khan but ended up providing an easy catch to Marcus Stoinis at short extra cover.Having played 253 IPL matches in his career so far, Rohit has participated in five IPL games on his birthday.
However, the star batter has yet to deliver standout performances in IPL matches that take place on his birthday.
In five matches that took place on his birthday, Rohit managed to score only 27 runs.
Rohit Sharma’s birthday matches in IPL
- 17 runs vs DC 2009
- 1 run vs SRH 2014
- 2 runs vs RR 2022
- 3 runs vs RR 2023
- 4 runs vs LSG 2024
Rohit, who guided Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles, has played 10 matches in the tournament so far and scored 315 runs at an average of 35.
The five-time Mumbai Indians are ninth in the points tally with 6 points to their name.
