5 underrated knocks of Rohit Sharma in limited-overs cricket

#4 138 vs Australia at MCG (Carlton Mid ODI Series 2015)

This was the second ODI of the tri-series between Australia, India and England that was held in Australia just before the 2015 World Cup. Electing to bat first, India had a bad start losing Shikhar Dhawan in the very first over. Rohit Sharma took the onus on himself and occupied the crease against the potent bowling of the Australians.

With wickets falling at the other end,, Rohit Sharma kept scoring at a good pace and him along with Suresh Raina stitched together a good partnership. In the middle stages of the innings, Rohit upped the ante by taking on the likes of Gurinder Sandhu and James Faulkner. Rohit reached his century in the 37th over of the Indian innings.

He ran out of partners in the latter half of innings, which dented his innings to some extent. In the end, he was dismissed for 138 of the bowling of Mitchell Starc in the 49th over and India put up 267/8 in there 50 overs.

The score wasn’t enough as Australia raced home with an over spare. Rohit Sharma’s innings though ended up on a losing note, it would be remembered for his grit and determination to survive and anchor the innings in the toughest of situations.