India has numerous marvellous cricketers, and few among them have exceptional talent. Based on their performance and dedication, several cricketers are ranked among the top 10 Indian cricketers. In this article the top 10 Indian cricketers are listed below:
- Rohit Sharma
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Full name of Rohit Sharma is Rohit Gurunath Sharma. He was born on 30th April, 1987 in Nagpur and his grandparents brought him up in Mumbai. He is also called as “Hit Man”. Rohit is a batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, and he is the captain of the Indian cricket team.
He is only player to have recorded three double centuries and also holds the record for the highest individual score in ODI games. Now a days Rohit Sharma ranks among the all-time greatest cricketers of India. Typically Rohit Sharma bats first in limited-overs matches: his ODI and T20I jersey numbers are 45.
Batting and fielding performance:
1.He played 45 Test matches and scored 3137 runs.
2.He played 233 ODI matches and scored 9376 runs.
3.He played 148 T20I matches and scored 3853 runs.
4. He played 106 FC matches and scored 8033 runs.
Personal Information :
1.Religion: Hinduism
2. Marital status: Married
3. Favourite cricketer: Sachin Tendulkar
4. Favourite shot: Pull shot
5.Net worth: 227 Crore
6. Hobbies: Traveling and table tennis
About family:
1.Father name : Gurunath Sharma
2.Mother name : Purnima Sharma
3. Wife name : Ritika Sajdeh
4. Daughter name :Samaira Sharma
2. Virat Kohli
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Virat Kohli is the most well-liked cricketer from Indian cricket team. He is also well-known as a “Run Machine.” Nickname of Virat is “Cheeku”. He was born on 5th November 1988, in Delhi. He is only one player who records four double centuries in four successive Test series. Virat is the fastest batsman who reached the milestone of 1000 runs in T20I in less time. His Jersey numbers of ODI and T20I are 18. He is now considered one of the wealthiest cricket players in the world.
Batting and fielding performance:
1.He played 104 Test matches and scored 8119 runs.
2.He played 265 ODI matches and scored 12471 runs.
3.He played 115 T20I matches and scored 4008 runs.
4. He played 135 FC matches and scored 10343 runs.
Personal information:
1.Religion: Hinduism
2. Marital status: Married
3. Favourite cricketer: Sachin Tendulkar
4. Favourite shot: Cover Drive
5.Net worth: $ 112 Million
6. Hobbies: Traveling and Dancing
About family:
1.Father name : Prem Kohli
2.Mother name : Saroj Kohli
3. Wife name : Anushka Sharma
4. Daughter name : Vamika Kohli
3. M.S. Dhoni
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His full name is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In Indian cricket history he is one of the best batsman and captain. His nickname is ” Mahi”. He was born on 7th July 1981, in Ranchi. Right-handed batsman has owns several records, including the most victories by an Indian captain across all three international formats. Most ODI stumping i.e.107 stumps in 318 matches. His ODI and T20I jersey numbers are 7.
Batting and fielding performance:
1.He played 90 Test matches and scored 4876 runs.
2.He played 350 ODI matches and scored 10773 runs.
3.He played 98 T20I matches and scored 1617 runs.
4. He played 358 T20 matches and scored 7098 runs.
Personal information:
1.Religion: Hinduism
2. Marital status: Married
5.Net worth: $ 100 Million
6. Hobbies: Biking and playing football
About family:
1.Father name : Pan Singh
2.Mother name : Devaki Devi
3. Wife name : Sakshi Singh Dhoni
4. Daughter name : Ziva Dhoni
4. Virender Sehwag
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Sehwag is one of India’s most destructive cricketers and a professional batsman. He is also called “Viru”. He was born on 20th October 1978, in Najafgarh. He is regarded as one of India’s greatest cricketers of all time. His ODI and T20I jersey number is 44.
Batting and fielding performance:
1.He played 104 Test matches and scored 8586 runs.
2.He played 251 ODI matches and scored 8273 runs.
3.He played 194 FC matches and scored 14683 runs.
4. He played 358 T20 matches and scored 7098 runs.
Personal information:
1.Religion: Hinduism
2. Marital status: Married
3. Nationality: Indian
6. Hobbies: Listening to old Hindi songs
About family:
1.Father name : Krishan Sehwag
2.Mother name : Krishna Sehwag
3. Wife name : Aarti Ahlawat
4. Son names : Aryavir Sehwag and Vedant Sehwag
5. Sachin Tendulkar
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In history of cricket One of the greatest cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar. His nickname is ” Master Blaster”. He was born on 24th April, 1973, in Bombay. He has scored more than 18000 runs overall, and 15000 runs total in the ODI and Test formats, respectively. His records includes the most centuries (49) and fifties (96). He is considered one of the wealthiest cricket players in the world.
Batting and fielding performance:
1.He played 200 Test matches and scored 15921 runs.
2.He played 463 ODI matches and scored 18426 runs.
3.He played 310 FC matches and scored 25396 runs.
4. He played 551 LA matches and scored 21999 runs.
Personal information:
1.Religion: Hinduism
2. Marital status: Married
3. Nationality: Indian
4. Hobbies: Collecting perfume, watches & CDs and listening to music
5. Favorites actor : Amitabh Bachchan, and Nana Patekar
6. Favourite actress : Madhuri Dixit
About family:
1.Father name : Ramesh Tendulkar
2.Mother name : Rajni Tendulkar
3. Wife name : Anjali Tendulkar
4. Son name : Arjun Tendulkar
5. Daughter name : Sara Tendulkar