LONDON: With his back against the wall and an illustrious career on the line, Rohit Sharma silenced his critics the only way he can, smashing one of his most celebrated centuries in recent memory, though it wasn’t enough to prevent a 27-run defeat in the third ODI against England, as India surrendered the series 1-2 here Sunday.
Despite Rohit’s magnificent 138, Shubman Gill’s 77 and Virat Kohli’s 74, India only managed 360 for 7 in pursuit of a mammoth target of 388 built on the back of a career-best 142 from Ben Duckett and 91 from Jacob Bethell.
The 13-ball 41 from Jos Buttler proved to be the decisive factor as England scored 82 in their last five overs.
