We know Rohit Sharma is one of the best white-ball cricketers globally. But the naturally gifted batsman found his captaincy supremacy in the Indian Premier League.
When Rohit was made the captain of Mumbai Indians in 2013, nobody would have guessed the consequences. Rohit has led the team to the championship podium five times, and Mumbai Indians are the only side to achieve this big feat to date.
Speaking about Rohit Sharma’s personal feats in the tournament, the Indian captain had been the best batter for Deccan Chargers for the first three IPL seasons before being brought to MI in 2011.
Find out Rohit Sharma’s year-wise batting stats in IPL in the table below.
Rohit Sharma IPL Runs Year by Year
| YEAR | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | HIGH SCORE | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | DC | 13 | 404 | 36.72 | 147.98 | 76* | 4/0 |
| 2009 | DC | 16 | 362 | 27.84 | 114.92 | 52 | 1/0 |
| 2010 | DC | 16 | 404 | 28.85 | 133.77 | 73 | 3/0 |
| 2011 | MI | 16 | 372 | 33.81 | 125.25 | 87 | 3/0 |
| 2012 | MI | 17 | 433 | 30.92 | 126.60 | 109* | 3/1 |
| 2013 | MI | 19 | 538 | 38.42 | 131.54 | 79* | 4/0 |
| 2014 | MI | 15 | 390 | 30.00 | 129.13 | 59* | 3/0 |
| 2015 | MI | 16 | 482 | 34.42 | 144.74 | 98* | 3/0 |
| 2016 | MI | 14 | 489 | 44.45 | 132.88 | 85* | 5/0 |
| 2017 | MI | 17 | 333 | 23.78 | 121.97 | 67 | 3/0 |
| 2018 | MI | 14 | 286 | 23.83 | 133.02 | 94 | 2/0 |
| 2019 | MI | 15 | 405 | 28.92 | 128.57 | 67 | 2/0 |
| 2020 | MI | 12 | 332 | 27.66 | 127.69 | 80 | 3/0 |
| 2021 | MI | 13 | 381 | 29.30 | 127.42 | 63 | 1/0 |
| 2022 | MI | 14 | 268 | 19.14 | 120.18 | 48 | 0/0 |
| 2023 | MI | 16 | 332 | 20.75 | 132.80 | 65 | 2/0 |
| TOTAL | 243 | 6211 | 29.58 | 130.05 | 109* | 42/1 |
Stats Insights
Even though he has only one 40+ average season thought his IPL career, the hitman has been at his best when hitting those over-the-ropes boundaries. He is the leading Indian player to hit the most sixes in IPL.
Rohit Sharma, the man with the most centuries in T20 Internationals, has only one century in IPL. The Mumbai batsman’s lone IPL century came against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 while playing for MI.
Rohit also became the first-ever player to score more than 1000 runs against a single team in IPL when he crossed the landmark four-digit total against KKR.
He is also the only Indian player who scored a century and took a hat-trick in the IPL. Find the list of IPL hat-tricks here.
In bowling, Rohit has picked 15 wickets in the tournament. Fourteen of those came during his first three years playing in Deccan Chargers. He also has the best bowling figure of 4/6.
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