10 greatest cricketers from Mumbai

#9 Rohit Sharma

Currently, Rohit Sharma is perhaps the most stylish batsman in the game

The hitman, as he's popularly known, is one of the most gifted batsmen in the world. He is elegance personified and makes batting look effortlessly easy. He just oozes talent.

Rohit Sharma made his List A debut for West Zone against Central Zone in the Deodhar Trophy in March 2005. It was his unbeaten innings of 142 off 123 balls against North Zone in the same tournament that proved to be the stepping stone for him.

Sharma made his international debut at an early age of 20 and quickly rose up the ranks.

He is is the only batsman to have two double centuries in ODIs to his credit. The MI captain also holds the record for highest individual ODI score of 264. He is even among the top 5 run getters in the IPL.This talented batsman is one player on whom the Indian team's future relies heavily on.

Rohit Sharma has scored 1184 runs in 20 tests at an average of 37 whereas in ODIs, he amassed 5435 runs in 152 innings at an average of 42.5.

The right hander also possesses an impressive strike rate of 130 in T20Is.