India, Oct. 25 -- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli turned back the clock with a splendid batting display to help India beat Australia by nine wickets with 11.3 overs to spare in the third ODI in Sydney on Saturday.

Rohit was unbeaten on 121 after bringing up his 33rd hundred, Kohli scored an unbeaten 74 to overtake Kumar Sangakkara and rise to second for most ODI runs, behind Sachin Tendulkar. They raised their 12th partnership of 150-plus ODI runs (168*), going level with Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.

It was a consolation win alright but from a long-term perspective, India now know they have a solid foundation to work on keeping in mind the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Going into the match holding an unassailable 2-0 series lead, Australia ...