5 things you may not have known about Rohit Sharma

Won on his debuts in all formats (domestic and international)

As far as his first-class, List-A and T20 debuts go, all three began on a positive not as his side won on all three occasions. On his List-A debut for West Zone in 2006, he scored an unbeaten 31 coming in at No.8 to help his side chase 181 in Gwalior. On his first-class debut a few months later, he scored a fifty in the first innings as India A beat New Zealand A by three wickets. His T20 debut was in 2007 and here, he scored an unbeaten 40 to help Mumbai beat Baroda by eight wickets.

It was soon after his debut for West Zone that he got noticed and his performances for India A further strengthened his case. And by the time 2007 came around, he was ready to make his international debut. His ODI debut against Ireland resulted in an easy victory for India by nine wickets thanks to fifties from Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir in a rain-curtailed game. His T20I debut against England was one which India won by just 18 runs despite scoring 218.

His Test debut, where he put in his best performance also came in a victory as his partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin helped India post 453 in response to West Indies' 234 and eventually win the game by an innings thanks to Mohammed Shami's nine-wicket haul from the match.