Rohit's record 264 leads Sri Lanka thrashing

India have all the reasons to feel good about batting ahead of their upcoming tour of Australia after Rohit Sharma, playing his first international match since August on account of finger and shoulder injuries, scored his second double hundred (264 off 173 balls) to help India thrash Sri Lanka for the fourth time running in the five-game series at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

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ohit, after becoming the first batsman to score two double hundreds, also broke Virender Sehwag's record of highest individual score of 219 as India posted a mammoth 404 in pursuit of which the Sri Lankans could only manage 251 all out in 43.1 overs.

In This Pic : Rohit Sharma

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In the previous games of the series, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Ambati Raidu all were among the runs but India still needed Rohit - one of their big batting hopes - to get some confidence before the gruelling Australian tour gets underway later this month.

In This Pic : Rohit Sharma

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Stand-in captain Kohli's comments on Rohit on the eve of the match that "if a player like him gets going he can be the X factor in a tournament like the World Cup.

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When he gets going, he can bring those big runs and win the match for you" echoed at the hallowed Eden Gardens in front of thousands of Indian fans as the 27-year-old hit a record 33 boundaries to go with nine sixes.

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