Rohit Sharma is the youngest captain to win the IPL trophy. Rohit Sharma won the IPL at 26 years and 26 days. Rohit Sharma was doing his first captaincy in IPL and he managed to win the first IPL Title in his very first captaincy year. Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians to the first IPL title in 2013 and it was also the first IPL title for Mumbai Indians. Rohit Sharma started his IPL career with the Deccan Chargers team which he played for the team from 2008 to 2010. Mumbai Indians have won the fifth trophy so far, which is the total won under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
Mumbai Indians won their first IPL trophy under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma
Mumbai Indians are the team that has won the most tournaments in IPL history. Mumbai Indians have won 5 IPL trophies so far. Mumbai Indians won their first IPL trophy in 2013. The captain of Mumbai Indians who has won the trophy five times till now is Rohit Sharma, who is also the youngest captain to win the IPL trophy.
Mumbai Indians won the IPL title in 2013,2015,2019 and 2020. Mumbai Indians have been the most successful team in IPL history. After Mumbai Indians, only CSK has won 5 titles in the IPL tournament also. Mumbai Indians have reached the IPL finals six times so far, out of which they have won the IPL tournament five times, but under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, they have reached the finals five times and have won the IPL five times.
Rohit Sharma won the title for Mumbai Indians last time in 2020. Mumbai Indians have selected Hardik Pandya for captaincy for 2024 but due to Hardik Pandya’s injury, Rohit Sharma can captain Mumbai Indians again and this can also be his last IPL tournament as captain.
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Rohit Sharma IPL Matches as Captain
Rohit Sharma Captained Mumbai Indians for the first time in 2013. Till now, he played 158 matches while captaining the Indians, in which he led Mumbai Indians to victory in 87 matches, and in the 67 matches, Mumbai Indians had to face defeat. So those 4 matches remained tied. Mumbai Indians’ winning percentage under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma is 55.06. Rohit Sharma youngest captain to win the IPL trophy.
Rohit Sharma has so far taken Mumbai Indians to the IPL finals five times and has won the IPL trophy only times. Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in IPL history. As a player, Rohit Sharma has won the IPL tournament 6 times but as a captain, he has won the IPL five times.
Rohit Sharma IPL Stats
Rohit Sharma has played 238 matches in the IPL so far in which he has scored 6211 runs, which also includes a century, while Rohit Sharma is at fourth position in the list of players who have scored the most runs in the IPL. Sharma is the youngest captain to win the IPL trophy.
| Year | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate | Average | Highest | Century | Fifty | 4s | 6s |
| 2008 | 13 | 404 | 147.98 | 36.72 | 76* | 0 | 4 | 38 | 19 |
| 2009 | 16 | 362 | 114.92 | 27.84 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 |
| 2010 | 16 | 404 | 133.77 | 28.85 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 14 |
| 2011 | 16 | 372 | 125.25 | 33.81 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 |
| 2012 | 17 | 433 | 126.60 | 30.92 | 109* | 1 | 3 | 39 | 18 |
| 2013 | 19 | 538 | 131.54 | 38.42 | 79* | 0 | 4 | 35 | 28 |
| 2014 | 15 | 390 | 129.13 | 30.00 | 59* | 0 | 3 | 31 | 16 |
| 2015 | 16 | 482 | 144.74 | 34.42 | 98* | 0 | 3 | 41 | 21 |
| 2016 | 14 | 489 | 132.88 | 44.45 | 85* | 0 | 5 | 49 | 16 |
| 2017 | 17 | 333 | 121.97 | 23.78 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 9 |
| 2018 | 14 | 286 | 133.02 | 23.83 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 | 405 | 128.57 | 28.92 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 | 332 | 127.69 | 27.66 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 |
| 2021 | 13 | 381 | 127.42 | 29.30 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14 |
| 2022 | 14 | 268 | 120.18 | 19.14 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 |
| 2023 | 16 | 332 | 132.80 | 20.75 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17 |
| Total | 243 | 6211 | 130.05 | 29.58 | 109* | 1 | 42 | 554 | 257 |