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Rohit Sharma

Full name:	Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Born:	30th April 1987, Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm off-break
Teams:	India (ODI: 2007-2008); India (Int Twenty20: 2007/08); Mumbai (Main FC: 2006/07-2007/08); Mumbai (Main ListA: 2006/07-2007/08); Mumbai (Main Twenty20: 2006/07); All teams
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	Rohit Sharma plays a shot

Rohit Sharma is yet to cement his place in the Indian team and already has been earmarked for greatness. It so happens that he has also been termed as the replacement for the great Sachin Tendulkar, when the master decides to call it a day. Thus it comes as no surprise that this right handed batsman who also hails from Mumbai has made rapid strides in international cricket. He exuded class at No. 3 in the Under-19 World Cup and displayed key qualities for batting in the middle order. Sharma is equally happy in the role of accumulator or aggressor, depending on the game situation. He is also a more than useful offspinner, as all batsmen of such pedigree are. He was rewarded with a place in the Indian one-day squad for the short tour of Ireland in June 2007. But it was in the ICC World Twenty20 that he grabbed the attention with a sparkling fifty against South Africa. Even in the domestic T20 competition, he was the only player to have hit a hundred in a 20-20 game. He was part of the side that lifted that title, but his opportunities in the one-day game have been few and far between. He scored a half-century in the only match he played in a series against Pakistan in November, and was included in India's 16-man squad for the CB Series in Australia a couple months later, where he turned in two great performances, one in the final batting with Tendulkar, as India lifted the trophy. He was picked up by Hyderabad based Deccan Chargers to play in the IPL and was the only bright spot amongst a sorry affair for the rest of the team.
Profile DateLine: 7th June 2008 by CricketArchive

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2006-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	20	29	1	1042	205	37.21	1	6	57.31	18

First-Class Career Bowling (2006-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	330	3	187	1	1-12	187.00	0	0	330.00	3.40

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2007-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	28	27	5	543	70*	24.68	0	4	73.87	11

One-Day International Career Bowling (2007-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India	95	1	63	0	0-3					3.97

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	61	57	9	1585	142*	33.02	2	9	81.61	24

One-Day Career Bowling (2005/06-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	413	1	333	4	2-38	83.25	0	0	103.25	4.83

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	6	4	3	96	50*	96.00	0	1	139.13	2

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	27	24	6	752	101*	41.77	1	5	146.30	13

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	138	0	148	9	3-15	16.44	0	0	15.33	6.43

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2005/06)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India Under-19s	14	13	1	373	78	31.08	0	3	73.71	1

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (2004/05-2005/06)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India Under-19s	300	4	164	10	3-34	16.40	0	0	30.00	3.28