Jan 8, 2024, 09:57 PM IST
Thirteen years ago, on this very day (January 8th), the Mumbai Indians franchise made a groundbreaking move by acquiring the Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, for a staggering price of $2 million during the 2011 IPL mega auction.
Rohit is the only player to have recorded 5000-plus runs for MI in IPL
Rohit has won five IPL trophies in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and also won one CL T20 trophy in 2013 as captain
Rohit has played the most matches (198) for Mumbai Indians in IPL history
He is the only the second player after MS Dhoni to have captained 150+ games for a single IPL franchise (MI)
Only Indian batsman to have smashed 200-plus sixes for MI franchise in IPL
Rohit has won most player of the match awards (16) for Mumbai Indians in IPL
The former MI skipper was the first player to score a century for MI in a winning cause
Scored 21 runs off the final over vs Deccan Chargers in 2012, when team 18 won off the last over as Visakhapatnam