Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma broke many records during their 246-run stand.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made a mockery for the West Indies' bowling attack as India chased down 323 with 47 balls to spare and eight wickets in hand. The comprehensive victory in Guwahati gave India a 1-0 lead in the five-match one day international series.
Kohli and Rohit put on a record 246-run stand for the second wicket at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati to help India reach their target without breaking a sweat. They broke many records during the stand.
1. Rohit and Virat
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma put on a record 246-run stand for the second wicket - their stand is the highest for India while chasing a total and second highest overall in ODI cricket for the second wicket. The first is between Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting versus England in 2009 in Centurion. The pair had put on 252 runs together. (Image: PTI)
2. Jodi No. 1
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This was the fifth double century stand between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in ODI cricket- the most by any pair. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir and Kohli and Mahela Jayawardene and Upul Tharanga have three each. (Image: PTI)
3. King Kohli
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With the century, Virat Kohli reached the landmark of 60 international hundreds (36 in ODIs and 24 in Tests) and became the fastest to do so. He reached the landmark in only 386 innings, taking 40 innings fewer than Sachin Tendulkar. (Image: PTI)
4. Captain Consistent
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Virat Kohli completed 2000 runs in a calendar year for the third consecutive year- becoming the fourth player to do so after India's Sachin Tendulkar (1996-98), Australia's Matthew Hayden (2002-04) and England's Joe Root (2015-17). (Image: PTI)
5. Ro-hitman
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Rohit Sharma scored his 20th ODI hundred and became the fourth Indian to do so in ODI cricket after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Kohli. (Image: PTI)
6. Big scorer
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Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 152 meant that he now has the most number of 150-plus scores in the 50-over format with six. Tendulkar and David Warner each have five while Chris Gayle, Sanath Jayasuriya and Hashim Amla have four each. (Image: AFP)
7. Six-yyy
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Rohit Sharma is now hit third most sixes for India in ODIs. Rohit hit 8 sixes in the match going past Sourav Ganguly's tally of 189. Rohit now has slammed 194 sixes behind Tendulkar (195) and MS Dhoni (210). (Image: PTI)
