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

#4 99 against Australia, Sydney, 2016

Rohit in action during his 99-run knock

It was the ODI debut for Jasprit Bumrah and the match might be remembered for Manish Pandey’s brilliant century which helped India defeat Australia by wickets in the last ODI.

However, the foundation of the chase was laid by Rohit Sharma. India were coming into the match on the back of a four-match losing streak and Australia were eyeing a whitewash. However, Rohit Sharma was in form and was banked to take India across the line, set a target of 331.

In company of Shikhar Dhawan, Sharma put up a 123-run stand for the first wicket and even as Kohli followed Dhawan soon after to the pavilion, Sharma stood tall and kept his composure, stitched a 97-run stand with Manish Pandey that kept India in the hunt.

Unfortunately for Sharma, he went chasing a wide delivery from John Hastings that took an edge as Matthew Wade completed the catch, leaving him stranded on 99. Yet, Sharma had the laid the platform for an easy India win.