100* vs Australia, Jaipur, 2013

Perhaps the highest-scoring bilateral ODI series ever, India and Australia proved that bowlers had no job in the modern-day white-ball cricket. This was the second match of the seven-ODI series between the two sides and was played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Australia won the toss and batted first, making 359/5 in 50 overs. The top five of Aaron Finch, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, skipper George Bailey, and Glenn Maxwell all hit half-centuries with Bailey (92*) and Hughes (83) top-scoring as Indian bowlers were decimated on a batting beauty.

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In reply, India’s top three went berserk on the Australia bowlers as Shikhar Dhawan made 95 in 86 balls with 14 fours and Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 141 with 17 fours and 4 sixes in 123 balls. These two added 176 runs for the first wicket and Australians might have had a sigh of relief when Dhawan fell.

But then came in Virat Kohli, already in beast mode and went onto destroying Australian bowlers, as he slammed the fastest century in ODIs by an Indian. The right-hander reached his ton in just 52 balls with 8 fours and 7 sixes at a strike rate of 192.30, breaking the record Virender Sehwag (60 balls).

India won by 9 wickets as they chased down the target in 43.3 overs. Kohli showed that though he eliminated risky shots in chases when the situation needed over the top brutality, he was capable of doing the same.