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Rohit Sharma

Indian cricketer

Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer who is the current captain of the Indian national team. A right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right-arm off break bowler, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most outstanding batsmen of current era in limited overs cricket. 

Born: 30 April 1987 (age 35 years), Nagpur

Number of centuries: 8

Marriage location: Bandra West, Mumbai

Batting style: Right-handed

Dates joined: 2011 (Mumbai Indians), MORE

Awards: Arjuna Award for Cricket, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Cricket

Nominations: Big Star Most Entertaining Sportsperson of the Year

India Schedule For 2022: All You Need to Know About Rohit Sharma and Co Tight Schedule

Ajam-packed cricket schedule awaits the Indian cricket team this year. India are emerged as one of the best teams across formats in recent times as they also enjoy a great fan following all over the world. They have already used seven captains this year due to the tight schedule to manage the workload of the players and it seems like it will continue for the remaining year.

The Men in Blue are currently in West Indies for the white-ball series (three ODIs and three T20Is). Shikhar Dhawan has been named the skipper for the ODI series, while Rohit Sharma will resume the captaincy duties for the T20I series.

India tour of Zimbabwe

After the high-octane Windies tour, India will travel to Zimbabwe for the three-match ODI series. Opener KL Rahul is expected to lead the team on the tour which will commence on August 18 with the first ODI. While the second and third matches will be played on August 20 and 22 respectively. Batting maverick Virat Kohli is also expected to return to the India team for the 50-over series as the BCCI wants him to regain his form as early as possible before the T20 World Cup.

Asia Cup 2022

The Indian players don’t get much rest after their Zimbabwe tour as they will straightaway travel to the UAE for the Asia Cup. The official schedule of the mega multi-team tournament is not out yet. However, it is expected that the qualification round will commence in the last week of August and the final will be played on September 11.

India to Host Australia and South Africa For T20Is

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has recently announced that India will host Australia and South Africa before the T20 World Cup. “We will host SA and Australia for three T20Is each before going for the T20 World Cup,” BCCI president Sourav Ganguly informed reporters here after a meeting of the Board’s Apex Council on Thursday.

2022 T20 World Cup

After an underwhelming performance in 2021 T20 World Cup, all eyes will be on India once again for the 2022 ICC mega event. Team India is going through a transitional phase after Virat Kohli stepped down as the captain. Under Rohit Sharma and new coaching management of Rahul Dravid, India have adopted a fearless approach with the bat in the T20I format.