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Rohit Sharma is always known for his long innings and big daddy hundreds in cricket. Ever since he walked in as an opener in International cricket in 2013, his score-making ability has hiked up, having seen numerous 100+ scores in all three game formats. Especially in ODIs & T20s, he has been a run-scoring machine for his team, India.
One of the biggest feathers in his cap is the double-century scores he collected in the 50-overs format. He has 3 such scores out of 8 200s made in the history of the game.
Regarding three-digit scores, his total of 41 centuries in all three formats of cricket stands only next to Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Rahul Dravid among Indians.
We will look at them one by one, format-wise.
Let’s start with the list of Test centuries by Rohit Sharma, followed by his ODI and T20I lists.
Rohit Sharma Test Centuries List
| CENTURY NO. | FINAL SCORE | BF | 4s/6s | INNS | AGAINST | YEAR | VENUE | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 177 | 301 | 23/1 | 2 | West Indies | 2013 | Kolkata | WON |
| 2 | 111* | 127 | 11/3 | 2 | West Indies | 2013 | Wankhede | WON |
| 3 | 102* | 160 | 8/1 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 2017 | Nagpur | WON |
| 4 | 176 | 244 | 236 | 1 | South Africa | 2019 | Visakhapatnam | WON |
| 5 | 127 | 149 | 10/7 | 3 | South Africa | 2019 | Visakhapatnam | WON |
| 6 | 212 | 255 | 28/6 | 1 | South Africa | 2019 | Ranchi | WON |
| 7 | 161 | 231 | 18/2 | 1 | England | 2021 | Chennai | WON |
| 8 | 127 | 256 | 14/1 | 3 | England | 2021 | The Oval | WON |
Key Stats
Rohit Sharma has been a lucky charm for the Men in Blue as India had won all 7 matches when he made centuries.
His 4th and 5th centuries came in the same game as he made twin centuries in a Vishakhapatnam Test against South Africa. With that effort, he became only the 2nd Indian opener to score a twin hundred in a Test match. Sunil Gavaskar has done this thrice in his career. Overall, Rohit is the 6th Indian to achieve the feat.
The Vizag Test was the first time he batted as an opener in the longest format. The three centuries before that Test came while batting as No.6 and the rest of his centuries while opening.
His first double century score in Test came against South Africa in Ranchi. India won that game by an innings and 202 runs.
Opponent-wise, he scored the most against South Africa – 3. West Indies – 2, England – 2, and Sri Lanka – 1.
The three centuries against the Proteas nation came in 2019, which is so far his best year in Tests with three hundred knocks.
His first seven Test centuries came while playing in Indian venues, whereas the first away ton came against England in The Oval.
Rohit Sharma ODI Centuries List
| CENTURY NO. | FINAL SCORE | BF | 4s/6s | INNS | AGAINST | YEAR | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114 | 119 | 6/4 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 2010 | Bulawayo |
| 2 | 101* | 100 | 6/2 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 2010 | Bulawayo |
| 3 | 141* | 123 | 17/4 | 2 | Australia | 2013 | Jaipur |
| 4 | 209 | 158 | 12/16 | 1 | Australia | 2013 | Bengaluru |
| 5 | 264 | 173 | 33/9 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 2014 | Kolkata |
| 6 | 138 | 139 | 9/4 | 1 | Australia | 2015 | Melbourne |
| 7 | 137 | 126 | 14/3 | 1 | Bangladesh | 2015 | Melbourne |
| 8 | 150 | 133 | 13/6 | 2 | South Africa | 2015 | Kanpur |
| 9 | 171* | 163 | 13/7 | 1 | Australia | 2016 | Perth |
| 10 | 124 | 127 | 11/3 | 1 | Australia | 2017 | Brisbane |
| 11 | 123* | 129 | 15/1 | 2 | Bangladesh | 2017 | Birmingham |
| 12 | 124* | 145 | 16/2 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 2017 | Pallekele |
| 13 | 104 | 88 | 11/3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 2017 | Colombo |
| 14 | 125 | 109 | 11/5 | 2 | Australia | 2017 | Nagpur |
| 15 | 147 | 138 | 18/2 | 1 | New Zealand | 2017 | Kanpur |
| 16 | 208* | 153 | 13/12 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 2017 | Mohali |
| 17 | 115 | 126 | 11/4 | 1 | South Africa | 2018 | Gqeberha |
| 18 | 137* | 114 | 15/4 | 2 | England | 2018 | Nottingham |
| 19 | 111* | 119 | 7/4 | 2 | Pakistan | 2018 | Dubai |
| 20 | 152* | 117 | 15/8 | 2 | West Indies | 2018 | Guwahati |
| 21 | 162 | 137 | 20/4 | 1 | West Indies | 2018 | Brabourne |
| 22 | 133 | 129 | 10/6 | 2 | Australia | 2019 | Sydney |
| 23 | 122* | 144 | 13/2 | 2 | South Africa | 2019 | Southampton |
| 24 | 140 | 113 | 14/3 | 1 | Pakistan | 2019 | Manchester |
| 25 | 102 | 109 | 15/0 | 2 | England | 2019 | Birmingham |
| 26 | 104 | 92 | 7/5 | 1 | Bangladesh | 2019 | Birmingham |
| 27 | 103 | 94 | 14/2 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 2019 | Leeds |
| 28 | 159 | 138 | 17/5 | 1 | West Indies | 2019 | Visakhapatnam |
| 29 | 119 | 128 | 8/6 | 2 | Australia | 2020 | Bengaluru |
Key Stats
The name ‘Hitman’ came to Rohit after his monstrous knocks in the 50-over format, which is the dearest to him.
He has scored 29 tons in the format, where 27 of them came as an opener.
Especially in 2017, 2018, & 2019, Rohit was at his best as most of his three-digit knocks were featured in those year. Check year-wise batting stats of Rohit to under how good he was in that period.
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Opponent-wise, he scored 8 100s against Australia and 6 against Sri Lanka – his top two favorite opponents.
14 of his centuries came during the chase and 15, while batting first.
22 times India ended up winning the games when Rohit made centuries. Find out here where he stands among the top ten list of batters who made most ODI 100s on winning causes.
He has 3 double centuries in the format, with a high score of 264* against Sri Lanka. It is also the highest score by any batsman in the format.
Birmingham must be his favorite stadium away from home, as he has had three centuries in that venue. Melbourne, Kanpur, Bangalore, & Bulawayo have seen two centuries each of the ODI monster.
In the home/away basis, he has hit 11 centuries in India and the rest 18 away.
Related: 5 Monstrous Records of Hitman in ODI Format
Rohit Sharma T20I Centuries List
| CENTURY NO. | FINAL SCORE | BF | 4s/6s | INNS | AGAINST | YEAR | VENUE | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106 | 66 | 12/5 | 1 | South Africa | 2015 | Dharamsala | LOST |
| 2 | 118 | 43 | 12/10 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 2017 | Indore | WON |
| 3 | 100* | 56 | 11/5 | 2 | England | 2018 | Bristol | WON |
| 4 | 111* | 61 | 8/7 | 1 | West Indies | 2018 | Lucknow | WON |
Key Stats
All his 4 centuries in the shortest format came while Rohit batted as an opener.
Currently he leads the chart for the most 100s in T20I cricket. He also tops the most 50+ scores in the format along with Virat Kohli.
The first century against South Africa in Dharamsala made Rohit the 9th player to score century in all three international formats.
Three of his T20I tons helped India winning the games, whereas one ended in a loss.
Country-wise, three centuries came in India and one away in Bristol, England.
The century in Bristol is the only instance of his three-digit knock while chasing. By doing so he became the first visiting opener to score centuries in England in all three formats.
He has one century each against South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, and West Indies. You can find Rohit’s performance opponent-wise in T20s here.
His 35-ball century against Sri Lanka is the fastest in T20s in International level. David Miller and Czech’s Sudesh Wickramasekara also have scored tons in 35 balls in the format.
Related: Rohit Sharma’s Captaincy Record in All Three Formats
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