Saturday felt like the day every cricket fan had been waiting for — the day “Ro-Ko” finally decided to steal the show by taking us back a decade to once more show us the times when they dominated world cricket. With the Sydney Cricket Ground sold out even for a dead-rubber, the stage was perfectly set for Rohit and Virat to remind everyone why they remain ODI heavyweights.

Team India restored some parity with their dominating performance at the SCG against hosts Australia; bossing the Kangaroos by nine wickets courtesy a magnificent 168-run unbeaten partnership by stalwarts Rohit (121*) and Virat (74*). Though India lost the ODI series 1-2, multiple records were broken by the bigwigs. Ankit Pattnaik takes a look at the startling numbers:

9 – Rohit Sharma equalled legend Sachin Tendulka

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