'You have inspired generations to come' - Twitter erupts as India's Hitman Rohit Sharma turns 35

India and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has established himself as one of the greatest run-scorers in the modern era. The right-handed batter has contributed significantly to the success of his national squad, and his stint as Mumbai Indians’ captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is praised by cricket experts and fans.

The right-handed batter has now turned 35, but he is aging like a fine wine and his primary target will be to win an ICC trophy, to be precise, Rohit will be eyeing the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to stamp his authority in international cricket as a captain.

Despite MI’s poor form in IPL 2022, it cannot be ignored that Rohit is the most successful captain in the toughest cricketing league in the world. MI has won a total of five trophies under his leadership in IPL history. The Men in Blue and Gold have dominated the franchise-based league for the past several seasons and will also look to learn from their mistakes in the current edition and make a strong comeback next season.

Here is how Twitter overflowed on Hitman’s birthday

Birthday greetings to the only batsman who’s given me nightmares as a captain. Thankfully I don’t captain anymore @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/XzpEc9Ptal

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 30, 2022

Happy birthday brotherman 🎂 this is the time to back yourself and hit it out of the park like you always have 💪🏻👊🏻 Sending you loads of love and good wishes on your special day ❤️🤗 @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/kpxDGrdBem

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 30, 2022

Class has a name "Rohit Sharma" Happy birthday captain @ImRo45!#HappyBirthdayRohitSharma pic.twitter.com/yF3FBFoO9Z

— Unmukt Chand (@UnmuktChand9) April 30, 2022

Happy Birthday @ImRo45 😁 pic.twitter.com/W2uGU16mj2

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 30, 2022

Happy Birthday @ImRo45! Here's to many more years of good friendship!

— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) April 30, 2022

Many many happy returns of the day @ImRo45 🤗 God bless you with tons of happiness and success in the coming year. pic.twitter.com/k3gm8xAZ0w

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 30, 2022

Happy birthday @ImRo45 🤗 Wish you lots of success and joy in the year ahead. pic.twitter.com/3HPtslqmF7

— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) April 30, 2022

Wish you a very happy birthday skip @ImRo45 🤗 Have a wonderful year! pic.twitter.com/Hgts87BXg1

— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) April 30, 2022

My best wishes to the master of cricket @ImRo45 champ. You have made all of us proud & inspired generations to come! May God bless you with the best always! 🙌🤗 #HappyBirthdayRohitSharma pic.twitter.com/NcaTrlozvS

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 30, 2022

Wishing you a very happy birthday Sham!
May you always keep up with the humour and put a smile on everyone's face and be the loving family man you always are ❤️❣️💕#HappyBirthdayRohit pic.twitter.com/KyprnycATG

— DK (@DineshKarthik) April 30, 2022

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday @ImRo45! May this year be a extra special one for you leading 🇮🇳 in the T20 World Cup in Australia. Good Luck & All the best #HappyBirthdayRohit

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) April 30, 2022

Happy birthday brother man, keep growing! @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/BZyfS279Xw

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 29, 2022

Happy birthday Cuz @ImRo45 have a beauty bro.

— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) April 29, 2022

Happy Birthday Captain! 🎉 Thanks for always inspiring and believing in me. Wishing you a great year ahead. @mipaltan @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/LBIUh3N03f

— Hrithik Shokeen (@Hrithik14S) April 29, 2022

Rohit Sharma is the leading run-scorer in the T20I format

As mentioned above, Rohit’s primary goal will be to win a World Cup for his country and he will be eyeing the ICC T20 tournament in Australia later this year. To note, captain Rohit sits right at the top of the run-scoring list in T20Is with 3313 runs at an average of 32.48 and a strike rate of 139.55, including 26 fifties and four centuries.

Talking about skipper Sharma’s numbers in other formats, the right-handed batter has played 230 ODIs in which he has scored 9283 runs at an excellent average of 48.6 and has stroked 44 fifties, 29 hundreds, and three double-hundreds (the most in the world) in the 50-over format. In Test matches, Rohit has amassed 3137 runs in just 45 matches at an average of 46.13. The 35-year-old has stroked 14 fifties, eight hundreds and one double-century in the longest format of the game.