Top 10 Rohit Sharma knocks in ODI cricket

#7 83 runs off 93 balls against England, Mohali, 2013

This has to be one of the most special innings of Rohit Sharma's career for various reasons. Sharma was not scoring too many runs at number four but repeated failures of Rahane at the top of the order resulted in Dhoni's experimentation of sending Rohit to open the innings for the first time in his entire first-class career.

Batting at the top for the first time, Sharma scored a match-winning 83 and helped India to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. He played the commanding role for the most part that innings and took India to a comfortable position from where Dhoni and Raina easily finished off the game and the series.

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#6 208 runs off 153 balls against Sri Lanka, Mohali, 2017

India v Sri Lanka

India was absolutely annihilated in the first ODI in Dharamshala and a strong response was essential. Rohit decided to bat first on a flat Mohali wicket after winning the toss.

This was a typical Rohit Sharma innings where he batted cautiously in the first half of the innings, gathered some steam midway and went absolutely berserk in the death overs. He brought up his third ODI double ton with the help of 13 fours and 12 sixes out of which 10 sixes came in the final six overs.

The highlight of the inning was the fact that Sharma took 115 balls to score his 100 and then shifted gears immediately as he brought up his 200 from just 38 more balls as the Sri Lankan bowlers were left scratching their heads for answers to stop the onslaught.