Cuttack, Feb. 10 -- When Rohit Sharma does Rohit Sharma things, cricket ceases to be a contest. This isn't a realisation, but a reminder. Of the extra second he wields over other batters when it comes to shot selection. Of the razor-sharp focus that a near half-hour floodlight failure couldn't break. Of the expansive stroke playlist he flaunts, pinging every part of the ground. Of the massive gap of class and mindset between him and the rest of India's batting.
Languid at his best, yet so effective that every time Rohit did his thing, the crowd couldn't keep calm. Chasing 304 is never easy, but the skipper paved the way with a stupendous hundred - his 32nd in ODI cricket - as the hosts won by four wickets against England in the second ODI ...