There are a few greater sights in cricket than Rohit Sharma batting in full flow
There are a few greater sights in cricket than Rohit Sharma batting in full flow. And when you have Virat Kohli at the other end, it becomes a double delight. That's what was on display at the Green Park Stadium yesterday when the duo put the New Zealand bowling attack to the sword in the series-deciding ODI. Coming into the match, Rohit was under pressure after not being able to get going in the first two ODIs. Not because there was a threat to his position in the team, but due to the fact that the team looked up to him to play a big innings in this vital game. Two years ago he had scored exactly 150 at the very venue in a losing cause against South Africa in a high-scoring game. Chasing 304 for a win, India fell short by five runs once the Mumbai batsman fell. The hosts later went on to lose a rare ODI series at home when they lost the decider at Mumbai.
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Virat Kohli (left) and Rohit Sharma take a single during their 230-run partnership for the second wicket against NZ yesterday. Pic/AFP
With the in-form Kohli at the other end, Rohit was able to dominate the bowling, as the skipper was willing to play second fiddle. The two have produced many big, match-winning partnerships in ODIs, and yesterday by garnering 230 for the second-wicket they became the first pair to record four double-century stands in ODIs. "With a player of Kohli's calibre and class at the other end, there is hardly any pressure on me. It allows me to bat with freedom and dominate the bowling," Rohit said about his batting alliances with his skipper. After Rohit's departure on 147, Kohli went on to register his 32nd ODI ton, his second of the series, en route to become the fastest to attain 9,000 ODI runs, in just 194 innings (202 matches), surpassing AB de Villiers, who reached the milestone in 205 innings (214 matches).
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