One of India's greatest players Rohit Sharma completed 19 years in the international circuit on June 23, 2026. The former Indian captain also known as Hitman made his debut in 2007 against South Africa.
He is the third Indian cricketer to reach this milestone. He is celebrated for his outstanding skills with the bat and also his calmness in his captaincy. Rohit is one of the most successful cricketers produced in this country and he is still going strong in the One Day Format with an eye on the 2027 World Cup. Rohit Sharma is loved by the fans wherever he goes and he was shown plenty of love on twitter by the fans who put out plenty of excellent tweets as a tribute to his glorious career. Let us take a look at some of the top tweets.
19 YEARS OF ROHIT SHARMA IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. pic.twitter.com/1gyMhM7ra0
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 23, 2026
RELIVE THE 5 HUNDREDS OF ROHIT SHARMA IN 2019 WORLD CUP 🇮🇳 - 19 Years of Rohit Sharma in International cricket.pic.twitter.com/MLVW050K19
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 23, 2026
Rohit Sharma becomes the third Indian cricketer to complete 19 years in international cricket! 🇮🇳🌟 Sachin Tendulkar's 24-year international career remains an unreal feat of longevity! 🐐#India #Cricket #Sportskeeda pic.twitter.com/ErtJNVpmUw
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) June 23, 2026
Rohit Sharma has left his legacy on Indian cricket ever since making his debut. The former Indian captain has amassed over 20,000 runs in international circuit and is also the fastest opener in the history of cricket to reach 16,000 runs. He is also the only player who has scored three double centuries in the ODI format. Apart from his batting, Rohit Sharma has been a very successful captain for India. Under his leadership India won the 2026 WT20 and also the 2025 Champions Trophy. He has also led the team to 2023 World Cup Finals where India suffered a defeat in the Final against Australia.
ROHIT SHARMA HAS COMPLETED 19 YEARS IN INT'L CRICKET...!!!! 🙇 - Won T20 WC as Captain. - Won CT as Captain - Won 2 T20 World Cups - Won 2 Champions Trophy - 20,252 Int'l Runs. - 50 Int'l Hundreds - 112 Fifties. - 3 Double Hundreds in ODIs. The Hitman Ro, The All Time Great. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/zB84dPHJJU
— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) June 23, 2026
23 June 2007 - Rohit made his Intl Debut By Today, He Completed 19yrs in Intl Cricket! Longest Intl Career for India (Mens) 24yrs 001d - Sachin Tendulkar (1989-2013) 19yrs 310d - Mohinder Amarnath (1969-1989) 19yrs 000d - 𝗥𝗼𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 (2007-2026)* 19yrs 000d - Lala… pic.twitter.com/0jqqgwznW0
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) June 23, 2026
On This Day In 2007, Rohit Sharma made his international debut 🐐🔥🫡 pic.twitter.com/nmCY3gyKz6
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) June 23, 2026
June 23rd : a special date in Rohit Sharma's life. ❤️ 2007: International debut 🇮🇳 2026: Padma Shri Award 🏅 A journey of excellence, celebrated on the very day it began. pic.twitter.com/ipGTj3Qukc
— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) June 23, 2026
Rohit Sharma receives prestigious Padma Shri Award, joins elite list of personalities
Former India captain Rohit Sharma received the prestigious Padma Shri award at a ceremonial function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. The honour was conferred by the President of India in recognition of Rohit’s outstanding contribution to Indian cricket and his achievements on the international stage. He received the award at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony this evening at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Rohit Sharma was dressed in a black suit and wore a bright smile throughout the ceremony. His wife, Ritika was also present during this ceremony. Before accepting the award, Rohit acknowledged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a bow. With this award, Rohit Sharma enters a highly exclusive club. He becomes one of around 40 Indian cricketers to have ever been conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award.
ROHIT SHARMA HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PADMA SHRI AWARD 🥹🇮🇳 - Captain, Leader, Legend of Indian Cricket. pic.twitter.com/cUioNWBpoh
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 23, 2026
A highly prestigious honour for a great of the game 🙌 President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmuji @rashtrapatibhvn confers former #TeamIndia captain Rohit Sharma @ImRo45 with the Padma Shri award 👏 pic.twitter.com/6EyffHr1A4
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2026
Rohit Sharma was among the 65 personalities honoured during the second Civil Investiture Ceremony. Hockey star Savita Punia also received the Padma Shri, while tennis legend Vijay Amritraj was conferred with the Padma Bhushan. Earlier this year in May, Indian Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur also received the Padma Shri Award
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