India v Australia, ODI Series 2017: Series Best XI

Team India continued their dominating run this year with a comprehensive series win against Australia. When the Aussies stepped on the Indian soil for the limited overs leg of their tour, little did they know that they would be up against a rampaging men in blue. The series started off with Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni stealing the show for India in a rain-curtailed affair.

The next two games saw the Indian side grab some crucial moments of the game from the claws of the visitors. Three wins in a row meant that the hosts had ensured an unassailable lead in the 5-match series. This also saw the team equal their longest winning streak in the ODI history – 9 wins. They were the favorites in the fourth ODI at Bengaluru too.

But a brilliant batting display from the Australia side – the openers in particular – helped the men in yellow savor some pride with a 21 run win. Action moved Nagpur for the final ODI of the series, which was a dead rubber anyway. India thumped Australia in the match and looked set for a 9-wicket win. However, two quick wickets towards the end saw the side settle with a 7 wicket win.

More importantly, the team had registered a thoroughly convincing win to continue their supreme reign in the recent times. There were several players from both the sides who rose to the occasion to light up the stands. There were the old war horses who stood firm and did no harm to their reputations, and there were the young stars who made a name for themselves in the series.

Here we pick the Series Best XI from India v Australia ODI series 2017:

1. Rohit Sharma

Indian opener Rohit Sharma capped off a good series with a thundering ton to his name in the final ODI. Rohit hammered a match winning 125 off just 109 deliveries with 11 fours and 5 sixes to his name. His knock saw the Indian side cruise to a comfortable win in their run chase of 242.

Rohit aggregated 296 runs in the 5 matches in the series. He finished as the top scorer in the series and averaged 59.20 with the bat. In addition to his herculean ton, he notched up a couple fo fifties as well. He hit 14 sixes in the series – the most by any batsman.