Rohit Sharma’s elegant unbeaten century made it a walk in the park for India as they cruised to a seven-wicket victory against England to clinch the three-match T20 International series 2-1 in Bristol on Sunday.

The Indian vice-captain made a target of 199 look ridiculously easy on a small Bristol ground after the visiting bowlers did a commendable job at the back end to restrict the hosts to a sub-par score.

Rohit stroked his way to 100 not out, his third T20I hundred, with the help of 11 fours and five sixes, adding 89 runs for the third wicket with Kohli, who got his first score of note on the tour of UK.

Hardik Pandya, who shone with the ball earlier with a four-wicket haul, also made a significant contribution with the bat. Pandya hit 33 not out off just 14 balls as India reached to 201 for 3 in 18.4 overs.

The series win set the right tone for the gruelling challenges ahead with the three-match ODI series, up next, starting from July 12.

The all-round performance also meant that India are undefeated in a three-match T20I series, winning all eight that they have been involved in.

Twitter was abuzz with praise for The Hitman, who now has now three T20I centuries to go with three ODI double centuries.

There was plenty of praise for Hardik Pandya as well, while India’s all-round performance was rightly lauded.

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