India, Oct. 23 -- After a treacherous start that saw him score the least number of runs in the first 20 balls that he has faced in an ODI since the 2019 World Cup, former India captain Rohit Sharma really got his act together to play a solid knock in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Rohit got to his half-century off 74 balls. It was his slowest since 2014 but just when it was looking like it would be another one of those Rohit masterclasses in 50-over cricket, Mitchell Starc robbed him of his maiden century in Adelaide.

Seeing Rohit cut loose against the spinners and the medium pacers, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh brought Starc back into the attack. The big left-arm quick bowled a bumper at Rohit's body, which did not...