5 underrated knocks of Rohit Sharma in limited-overs cricket

#5 150 vs South Africa at Kanpur 2015

This was the 1st of the 5 match ODI series between India and South Africa that was played in India. Electing to bat first, South Africa put up a daunting task of 303 in there 50 overs, thanks to a brilliant ton by AB de Villiers.

India started off the chase pretty well with Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma scoring at nearly 6 per over. While Shikhar was dismissed in the 8th over, Rohit found an able partner in Ajinkya Rahane as both the batsmen scored runs at fair clip.

Rohit displayed his class as he smashed the likes of Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel and Imran Tahir all over the green park stadium in Kanpur. He brought up his century of just 98 deliveries in the 36th over. It was a fluent knock as he hardly looked in any trouble.

Rohit continued his good form and brought up his 150 in the 46th over and India were looking in a comfortable position to win the game. However, Rohit was dismissed in the 47th over off the bowling of Imran Tahir as he handed over a simple return catch to the bowler. This dismissal swung the game into the hands of the South Africans as India struggled to score boundaries in the final few overs.

With 11 required of last over and 5 wickets in hand, M.S Dhoni couldn’t take India home and India fell short by 5 runs.

Rohit’s 150 is considered as one of the most fluent innings of his career as he looked unfazed throughout the innings but unfortunately, it ended up on a losing note.