5 underrated knocks of Rohit Sharma in limited-overs cricket

#2 66 vs Australia at Sydney (2008 CB Series 1st Final)

This was during the early phase of Rohit Sharma’s ODI career when he was new to the arena. The venue was Sydney and it was the 1st of 3 finals between Australia and India. Electing to bat first, India put up a decent score of 239/8 in their allotted 50 overs. In reply, India were in a spot of bother at 3-87 in 18.5 overs.

In walked Rohit Sharma to accompany Sachin Tendulkar, who was anchoring the chase. Rohit started the innings cautiously and supported Sachin at the other end. While Sachin took on the Australian bowlers, Rohit kept the scoreboard ticking. As he was settled, he opened up and started attacking the bowlers. Sachin scored a century, while Rohit Sharma scored 66 of 87 deliveries that had 6 boundaries.

Rohit’s knock took the pressure of Sachin and stopped the flow of wickets. India chased the target with more than 4 overs to spare and 6 wickets in hand.

The Man of the Match went to Sachin Tendulkar for his unbeaten 117.