Rohit Sharma led from the front in the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mohali on Wednesday after India put up a dismal show in the opening game in Dharamsala and brought up his 16th ODI hundred to not only set the platform for a blockbuster finish to the India innings, but also equalled former India opener Virender Sehwag to score his 14th century as opener in the 50-overs format.
Sehwag had scored 14 ODI hundreds as opener in 204 games while Rohit brought up his 14th hundred as an opener in just 89 games. He now has master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly ahead of him.
Rohit now also has 6 centuries in this calendar year in 20 games. Tendulkar scored more centuries in 1998 when he hit 9 centuries in 33 games. He also scored 6 centuries in 1996 from 32 games. Sourav scored 7 centuries in 31 games in 2000 – his first year as captain of the Indian team.
