#1 Captain leading from the front
Leading from the front, Rohit played a classy knock under pressure after being asked to bat first under some cloud cover. The stylish right-hander started off slowly and scored his first fifty from 65 deliveries.
After bringing up a sublime century off 115 balls, Rohit changed gears and blasted a slew of sixes and scored the next hundred off just 35 balls. He remained unbeaten on 208 runs, with 13 fours and 12 sixes to his name.
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Riding on Rohit's double century, India posted a massive total of 392 for 4 in 50 overs. Eventually Sri Lanka crumbled under the scoreboard pressure and fell short by 141 runs. Rohit was also proactive with his bowling changes as he led his team to a convincing victory.
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