Top 10 Rohit Sharma knocks in ODI cricket

#9 66 runs off 87 balls against Australia, Sydney, 2008

Australia v India - Commonwealth Bank Series

India had to chase down 240 to get one step closer to create history down under. It was the first of the best of three finals of the CB series against Australia. India had a disastrous World Cup of 2007 and this was the perfect opportunity to diminish the haunting memories of that.

India was in some trouble at 87-3 when Rohit Sharma joined Sachin at the crease. One more wicket at that stage would have resulted in deep crisis for India. Both batsmen played beautifully, yet cautiously and stitched together a match-winning 123-run partnership.

Rohit fought fire with fire and showed his temperament to the whole world. He played a fearless inning of 66 with the help of six boundaries and ensured India the victory. This was the innings that gave Rohit Sharma the impetus for the rest of his career.

India went on to win on to win the CB series in the next game and Rohit played a crucial role in the triumph by scoring 235 runs in the series at an average of 33.

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#8 171* off 163 balls against Australia, Perth, 2016

Australia v India - ODI: Game 1

There comes a phase in every batsmen's career when they enter the best phase of their career. For Rohit Sharma, the Australia series in 2016 could well have been his best. He scored 441 runs in 5 innings at an average of 110 in that series. He looked absolutely unstoppable in the series as he scored 2 centuries and one 99.

On a pacy pitch, Rohit Sharma was pulling off the front-foot as if the game was being played in slow motion for him. He batted through the innings and hit 13 boundaries and 7 sixes.

The aura of this man has been such built that everyone was surprised as Rohit didn't score a double-ton. However, stats don't tell the whole story because the WACA wicket was one of the most difficult pitches to bat on because of the express pace and bounce and playing the whole innings on such wicket required world-class level competence.