Rohit Sharma
The former India captain who won the 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy, and holds the top ODI score, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
Rohit Sharma is one of the finest opening batters India has produced, and the captain who brought home two ICC trophies. In 2026 he was named for the Padma Shri in the field of sports, from Maharashtra [1].
Batter
Rohit was born on 30 April 1987 and has played for India in all formats [2]. No batter has made a bigger score in a one-day international than his world record, and is the only player to have scored three double centuries in ODIs [2]. Nobody has hit more sixes in international cricket [2]. He won the ICC’s Golden Bat at the 2019 World Cup [2].
Captain
Under his captaincy India won two ICC titles: the T20 World Cup in 2024 and the Champions Trophy a year later [2]. In the IPL he captained Mumbai Indians to five titles, and also won the Champions League T20 [2].
He has received the Arjuna Award and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna [2]. He was named brand ambassador for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 [2].
Sources
- [1] Padma Awards 2026: list of awardees — Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Accessed 11 October 2026.
- [2] Padma Awards 2026 investiture ceremony brochure: citation for Rohit Sharma — Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Accessed 12 October 2026.
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