Five instances when Rohit Sharma helped India chase down challenging targets in ODIs

#3 123* against Bangladesh, 2017 Champions Trophy semifinal

Rohit Sharma played a masterful knock of 123*

India's qualification into the semifinals of the 2017 Champions Trophy was at the back of some fantastic batting performances from India's opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma.

However, the semifinal, against Bangladesh was certain to pose a different challenge altogether. With one win, one loss and one washed out game, Bangladesh finished second place on the points table above Australia and New Zealand while India finished on top of Group 'B' with two wins and a loss from three games.

Bangladesh batted first and set India a target of 265 with Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim scoring half-centuries in tricky conditions. While the target was quite achieveable, one could not discount the pressure of a knockout match.

However, Rohit Sharma was in the form of his life and made the chase look like a cakewalk. He came out all guns blazing and dominated the Bangladesh bowlers in a masterful fashion. With no Bangladesh bowlers being able to contain him, he brought out all the shots in his book. Even before Bangladesh could realise it, Sharma's onslaught took them out of the game as he scored his first century of the tournament. Eventually, he made his way to a well-crafted unbeaten 123 off 129 balls, which included 15 boundaries and one six as India won by nine wickets and 59 balls remaining.