Ind vs Aus: Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan makes another record as an opening pair in ODI cricket

Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma breaks yet another record as an opening pair in the second ODI played against Australia in Adelaide. Rohit and Dhawan have now become the fourth pair in the history of ODI cricket to complete 4,000 partnership runs. Former India opener Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly occupy the top spot among ODI openers with 6,609 runs.

Virat Kohli’s 39th ODI hundred in the process also proved to be a match winning knock. The Indian skipper scored an amazing 104 runs with vice-captain Rohit Sharma scoring 43 runs, the second highest in the Indian team. MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik batted till the end to take India to the victory line.

Earlier in the Day, Australia managed to put up a healthy total of 298 for 9 on board with Shaun Marsh hitting a fabulous century and Glenn Maxwell playing a cameo in between. Marsh hit 131 runs while Maxwell scored 48 runs. Bhuveneshwar Kumar was best among the Indian lot, taking 4 wickets in 10 overs giving away 45 runs. Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets and Jadeja took 1.

The three-match ODI series is now leveled at 1-1, the third and final match will be played in Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 18. India won the Adelaide ODI by 6 wickets to cruise into the final match with heads up.