Vintage Rohit! Fans laud Hitman's Adelaide knock

• Rohit Sharma's 73 and Shreyas Iyer's 61 helped India recover from a poor start.
• India was initially struggling at 17/2 after losing early wickets of Gill and Kohli.
• Sharma and Iyer formed a crucial 118-run partnership for the third wicket.

Opening batter Rohit Sharma turned out to be a star performer for Indiain the second ODI of a three-match series at Adelaide Oval. After a poor score of eight runs in the first match in Perth, Rohit got

his form back in the second ODI and went on to play a knock of 73(97) runs as India are heading towards a competitive total after a poor start. Along with Rohit, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer also showed great form with his knock of 61(77) runs.

Coming to bat first after losing the toss, India got a poor start as they were reduced to 17/2 in 6.5 overs. Skipper Shubman Gill got out after a run-a-ball nine runs whileVirat Kohliregistered a four-ball duck. After that, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer took charge of the innings as the duo put up a partnership of 118 runs for the third wicket. Rohit turned out to be a top scorer with 73 runs off 97 balls hitting seven fours and two sixes, while Iyer contributed with 61 runs off 77 balls hitting seven boundaries.

Fans react to Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer’s partnership in 2nd ODI

After a poor outing in the first ODI, Rohit Sharma looked in good touch in the second ODI in Adelaide and played a crucial knock of 73 runs when the team lost early two wickets inside the powerplay. After his knock, the fans are heaping praise on the former Indian captain for his fighting knock.

Talking about the match, India have lost five wickets so far as Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are taking the innings further.