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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Perth, 12 January<\/strong> - Star opener Rohit Sharma slammed a blistering unbeaten 171 to steer India to a massive 309\/3 in 50 overs against hosts Australia in the opening game of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the WACA Ground here on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rohit smashed 13 boundaries and seven sixes in his 163-ball knock to bring up his ninth ODI century and the third in Australia against the hosts in style.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rohit was well supported on the other end by Virat Kohi (91), who missed reaching his 24th ODI hundred by just nine runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With 309\/3, the visitors also scored their highest ODI total against Australia at their home after going past 303\/4 scored in January 2004 in Brisbane.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>James Faulkner (2\/60) was the pick of the bowlers for Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Opting to bat first on a bouncy WACA track, the visitors got off to a comfortable start as both openers Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan (9) struck the ball positively right from the beginning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rohit was the initiator as he took on the inexperienced pace bowling attack to score some quick runs inside five overs.<br \/>\r\nBut the hosts got the much needed and early breakthrough as Dhawan, trying to go for a hook, found himself caught at long leg by Mitchell Marsh. India were 36\/1 in 6.4 overs then.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>From there on it was a one-sided show by the visitors as incoming batsman Kohli and Rohit took the game to the next level by making batting look easy in front of a good crowd.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Going at a good pace with a healthy run rate, India brought up their hundred in the 22nd over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With three pacers, two medium pacers and an irregular spinner in their line-up, Australia were on the back foot as the right-handed pair kept on piling runs and inching closer to individual milestones.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rohit brought up his ninth ODI century and the third against Australia in Australia in the 37th over to put his team in a commanding spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His partner Kohli also kept on scoring but fell agonisingly short of his century. Trying to up the ante in the slog overs, he was caught at long-on boundary by Aaron Finch off James Faulkner. India were 243\/2 in 44.3 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The two added 207 runs for the second wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was the eighth 200-plus run partnerships for India outside Asia after an unbeaten 201 between Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2008-09.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 207-run partnership between Rohit-Kohli was also the highest second wicket partnership for India against Australia after V.V.S. Laxman-Sachin Tendulkar (199) in Indore in March 2001.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the dismissal of Kohli, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (18) came in. Striking one boundary and a six, he helped the team push past the 300-run mark before being out caught off the bowling of Faulkner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ravindra Jadeja (10) remained unbeaten alongside Rohit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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