India, Dec. 24 -- It took Rohit Sharma just 62 deliveries to breeze to three-figures on Wednesday afternoon; Virat Kohli took a little longer, 84 balls, getting there, but then again, he was faced with a marginally more experienced and potent attack.

The long-awaited return to the inter-state 50-over tournament for the Vijay Hazare Trophy of the celebrated duo was an unqualified success on a day when batting records were sent tumbling, not least by the precocious Vaibhav Suryavanshi who, at 14, has become the youngest List A centurion in the sport's history. Suryavanshi, who also boasts three T20 hundreds, is the future, if things go to plan. Rohit and Kohli reiterated that they are anything but the past, helping themselves to runs aplen...