From a young debutant to Indiaβs cricketing hero, Rohit Sharmaβs touching Instagram story celebrating 18 years in the game is winning hearts online. The top-order batter made his international debut at the age of 20 on June 23, 2007, against Ireland. From that point onward, he performed remarkably, breaking one record after another, becoming the first and only captain in history to lead a team in all ICC tournament finals.
According to MSN, the GOAT shared a picture of his helmet and wrote, “Forever grateful 23.06.07,” his debut date with blue heart emoji. The IG story promptly went viral across social media.
[Viral] “Forever Grateful”: Rohit Sharmaβs Tribute Goes Viral Online
Rohit Sharmaβs cricket journey came full circle in his viral Instagram story, where he poured his heart out after completing 18 fantastic years in blue. The caption in the story read, “Forever grateful 23.06.07”
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Cricket fans across the social media bombarded with heartfelt messages amid Sharmaβs emotional IG post tribute.
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One fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter), βBe it a 0 or a glorious 264, my heart beats for Rohit Sharma forever!! 18 Years & Counting #HitmanForever.β
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Another joined the trend on X, βRohit Sharma’s choice of Photo in his instagram story was a proper retirement coded man. Whatever the future holds, we need a proper last dance Hittu. 18 years in international cricket is not an easy feat to achieve.β
Hundreds and thousands of posts poured in, paying tribute to Rohit Sharmaβs 18 years of a glorious cricketing career.
[Update] Rohit Sharma’s Glorious Cricket Achievement & Records
Sharma serves the Indian national team as the captain in ODIs. Recognized as one of the greatest T20I opening batters in the cricket world, he is a right-handed batsman for IPL side Mumbai Indians and for Mumbai in domestic league.
Following winning the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, Sharma said bye to T20Is format after Virat Kohli, retiring in June 2024 in a post-match press conference while giving his words to continue ODIs and Test match formats.
Here we have pointed Sharma’s achievements:
- World record for the highest individuals score (264) in ODI
- 2007 T20 World Cup
- Most Hundreds (five) in a single Cricket World Cup
- 2013 ICC Champions Trophy
- 2019 ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
- Most Successful Captain in the IPL history
- One of Two players to play in every T20 World Cup edition
- Second Indian captain to win a T20 World Cup
- Only Indian player to win two T20 World Cups
- 2015 Arjuna Award
- 2020 Khel Ratna Award
- 2018 Nidahas Trophy
- 5X Indian Premier League titles with Mumbai Indians
- 2025 ICC Champions Trophy
Amit Mishraβs Take On Rohit Sharmaβs IG Post
I felt so emotional watching Rohit Sharma’s IG post. From not getting enough chances to enter the cricket ground to having a stand in his name, the cricket legend has done it all. This 18 years of Rohit Sharma in international cricket is no less than any golden chapter in Indian cricketing history.
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