Journalism of Courage
In the third ODI at the Green Park stadium in , Kanpur, Rohit Sharma slammed 147 while skipper Virat Kohli made 113 to help India post a mammoth 337/6. Together they forged a partnership of 230 runs. (Source: AP)
Rohit Sharma became the second batsman after Virat Kohli to score five centuries in ODIs in 2017. (Source: PTI)
Rohit Sharma brought up his 15th ODI hundred and thereby equaled Virender Sehwag's tally. (Source: AP)
Rohit Sharma's innings featured 11 fours and two sixes. He was eventually dismissed for 147 in the 42nd over by Mitchell Santner. (Source: PTI)
Virat Kohli brought up his 32nd ODI hundred at Kanpur. He also became the sixth Indian and the 19th overall to complete 9000 ODI runs. (Source: PTI)
Virat Kohli also became the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to score more than 2,000 international runs in consecutive calendar years. (Source: PTI)
In his innings of 113, Kohli dominated the opposition bowlers as he hit 9 fours and one huge six. (Source: AP)
Virat Kohli is now the fastest to reach 5000 runs as a captain and also holds the record of most number of runs by a captain in a calendar year. (Source: AP)
