India, Feb. 9 -- Rohit Sharma, who was facing criticisms for his poor show with bat in the Test series against Australia, silenced critics and returned to form ahead of the Champions Trophy by smashing 90-ball 119 runs that helped his side beat visiting England by four wickets in the second ODI in Cuttack to take an unassailable 2-0 lead on Sunday.

After restricting England to 304 all out, Indian batsmen, riding on Sharma, reached 308 runs by losing six wickets in 44.3 overs.

Shubman Gill (60) and Sharma provided India with a strong start by adding 136 runs in the first wicket partnership.

Sharma's innings was not even disrupted by faulty floodlights that halted the match for nearly 30 minutes.

He hammered 12 boundaries and seven sixe...