13 years ago, on this day (January 8), Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was bought by the Mumbai Indians franchise for a huge price of $2 million in the 2011 IPL mega auction. Back then, he was just an upcoming player, but that decision emerged to be a huge masterstroke for the franchise as they tasted a lot of success after this period.
Biggest bid in IPL 2011 mega auction:
- Gautam Gambhir - 2.4 million USD
- Yusuf Pathan - 2 million USD
- Robin Uthappa - 2 million USD
- Rohit Sharma - 2 million USD
Here, in this article, we will have a look at some achievements of Rohit Sharma while playing for MI in IPL.
- The only player to have recorded 5000-plus runs for MI in IPL
- Won five IPL trophies in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and also won one CL T20 trophy in 2013 as captain
- Has played the most matches (198) for Mumbai Indians in IPL history
- 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
- Won most player of the match awards (16) for Mumbai Indians in IPL
- The first player to score a century for MI in a winning cause for IPL
- Scored 21 runs off the final over vs Deccan Chargers in 2012, when team 18 won off the last over as Visakhapatnam
