India stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma dedicated his third double century to his wife on the occasion of their second marriage anniversary.
Rohit rose to the occasion when it mattered most as his record breaking third double hundred guided India to a series-levelling 141-run win against Sri Lanka in the second ODI.
Shikhar Dhawan feels Rohit makes batting look as easy as walking into a showroom and buying a car.
Rohit led from the front in the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mohali on Wednesday after India put up a dismal show in the opening game in Dharamsala and brought up his 16th ODI hundred to not only set the platform for a blockbuster finish to the India innings, but also equalled former India opener Virender Sehwag to score his 14th century as opener in the 50-overs format. Rohit finished unbeaten on 208, his third ODI double century. He now has 3 of the 7 double hundreds scored in ODIs.
“This is our second anniversary, but more than that, we won the game. We were determined to do the right things in the middle, and right till the end we did that. As a group, we are looking forward to Vizag,” he said.
Young Washington Sundar made his debut and returned with figures of 1/65 from his 10 overs. Talking about the 18-year-old, Rohit said that it was not the ideal situation for him to make his debut but he feels that the Tamilian will learn from this game.