The third double century in ODIs, most sixes by a batsman in an innings, 1000 ODI runs in the calendar year – Rohit Sharma used his bat to etch his name in the record books, in Bengaluru. He also batted India to a 57-run win in the seventh ODI and a 3-2 series win.

India and Australia have just two more games to go in their evergreen one-day series, and with the last two games producing no result, India have to win if they want to salvage a positive result out of the series.A grueling schedule awaits both sides over the coming few months, and for Australia's Ashes hopefuls, a little break would have done them the world of good. Still, there are two games left, and for Australia, a series win is very much up for grabs.