10 highest individual scores when India faced Australia in ODIs

India v West Indies - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
MS Dhoni almost single-handedly resurrected India's attack against Australia in 2013

#1 Rohit Sharma, 209

Australia v India - Game 1

With the 7-match series was level at 2-2, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium of Bangalore was the host for the final of the series on 2nd November, 2013. On a yet another batting beauty of the series, the Aussie skipper George Bailey decided to chase.

Indian openers Dhawan and Rohit did well keep the Aussie quickies at bay. Xavier Doherty, with the 19th over of the innings put an end to the brilliant opening stand of 112. In the next over a horrible mix-up between Virat Kohli, the Indian #3 and Rohit Sharma caused the end of skipper of Bangalore based IPL franchise.

Now, the responsibility of steadying the ship was on the shoulders of Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina. Sharma, who is appearing for the third time in this list, played the innings of his life till then.

A scintillating double hundred which included 16 maximums - a record, from the Hit-Man ensured that India went past the 350 mark. Sharma hit sixes at will against McKay, Coulter-Nile, Faulkner and Watson before handing a low catch at deep square leg. India ended up with a humongous score of 383, thanks to the blistering finish by MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma himself.

Australia could only score 326 before getting bowled out with 29 legal balls to be bowled.

Rohit went on to score yet another double ton, thus becoming the only batsman to have twin double hundreds in ODI cricket.

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