Rohit Sharma in the IPL: The transformation from 2008-2017 in pictures

2010 - A star in the making

With extended runs in the Indian team helping his cause, Rohit started to settle in the IPL as well. He was slated for his Test debut in 2010, but an untimely injury on the eve of the match postponed his first game.

In his final season for the Deccan Chargers, Rohit notched up three fifties and scored more than 400 runs. After three losses, the team’s progress to the playoffs was in doubt, but they won the next five matches to reach the semifinals.

2011 - Beginning of the change

Rohit was purchased for $2 million in the fresh auction, and became a central character in the resurgence of the Mumbai franchise as one of the strongest teams in the tournament. He scored three fifties, including a career-best 87, and played the sheet anchor’s role amongst his more adventurous counterparts in the batting line-up.