The upcoming 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin on March 31, and the Mumbai Indians will be competing for their sixth IPL championship.
Rohit Sharma, their captain, is a record holder in this competition.
When it comes to scoring runs and leading his team to victory, Rohit is among the all-time greats.
We take a look at what kinds of records he can set in the year 2023.
A review of his time in the IPL
Rohit has scored 5,879 runs in 227 matches played in the IPL, with a respectable average of 30.30.
His batting average is 129.89 percent. There are 40 fiftys and one hundred in the total.
In 2012, Rohit hit 109* against the Kolkata Knight Riders, his highest score ever.
Meanwhile, the only players with more runs than Virat Kohli (6,624) are Shikhar Dhawan (6,244) and David Warner (5,881).
Can add his name alongside Virat Kohli’s
Rohit has scored 4,709 runs at an average of 30.18 in 182 games for the Mumbai Indians (MI) since he joined the team in the 2011 season.
To reach 5,000 runs while wearing MI colours, he needs 291 more.
Kohli of the Royal Challengers Bangalore has scored 6,624 runs in the IPL, more than any other player.
For the first three years, Rohit played for the Deccan Chargers, who are no longer in existence.
150 games captained in IPL
For Rohit Sharma to become only the second player in IPL history to captain a team to 150 wins, he must start the next seven games from the bench.
MS Dhoni (210) of the Chennai Super Kings is the only captain to have reached this milestone.
While at the helm, Rohit has led MI to 79 victories in 143 total matches (excluding Super Overs wins).
His 56.64 percent winning percentage is quite high.
For Rohit, a load of 11,000 T20 runs.
Rohit has scored 10,703 runs in 407 T20 cricket matches, giving him a respectable average of 31.02. (SR: 133.55).
He has a chance to join Virat Kohli (11,326) as the only Indians with 11,000 or more T20 runs.
Rohit is second only to Chris Gayle in T20I runs with 14,562, followed by Kieron Pollard (12,528), Shoaib Malik (12,175), Aaron Finch (11,392), David Warner (11,179), and Alex Hales (10,916).
