Rohit Sharma scores second successive century in Australia
Sharma smashed his 10th ODI century and fifth against Australia off 111 balls.
The right-hander started positively by smashing a four and six off Kane Richardson and he brought up his fifty off 61 balls. He shared a 125-run stand with Virat Kohli, who scored an impressive 59 off 67 balls.
Rohit survived an anxious moment on 89 when he edged Joel Paris to the keeper. However, the umpire was unmoved and he continued his march. In the 37th over, Rohit glided Paris to third man to bring up his second consecutive century of the series.
He became the second Indian after VVS Laxman to score an ODI ton at the Gabba against Australia. Laxman had achieved the feat in the 2004 VB Tri-series in January 2004. Rohit also became the first Indian opener to register a century at the Gabba, beating the previous highest of 91 scored by Sachin Tendulkar in the 2008 Commonwealth Bank tri-series final.
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