Rohit Sharma hit a fine hundred while Virat Kohli scored a half-century to power India to a consolation nine-wicket victory over Australia in the third ODI in Sydney on Saturday (October 25).

Former captain Rohit struck his 50th international hundred and was involved in an unbroken 168-run stand with Kohli for the second wicket.

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After Harshit Rana-led bowlers restricted Australia to a below-par 236, Rohit (121 not out) and Kohli (74 not out) took India to 237 for one in 38.3 overs.

Rohit's fluency

Australia won the three-match series 2-1, but Rohit and Kohli gave the ecstatic Sydney crowd precisely what they wanted, while unfurling archetypal innings and in the process saved t

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