I wasn't thinking of getting 200: Rohit

Rohit Sharma said he did not think of getting a double hundred as he accelerated brilliantly towards the end of the innings to become only the third batsman to score 200 in ODIs. Only two other batsmen had done that before Rohit - Sachin Tendulkar against South Africa and Virender Sehwag against West Indies. Rohit, during the course of his 158-ball 209, broke the record for most sixes in an innings, smashing 16 out of the ground. Rohit was modest about his efforts, though, and said the big hitting was only possible because of a small ground. "I never really thought about the 200. It was a small ground and fast outfield. I just wanted to bat as long as possible. We were talking to each other and planned accordingly. We had two big partnerships today and even 380 looked achievable," said Rohit as he picked up his Man-of-the-Series award for finishing with 491 runs, the highest in the series. Rohit was involved in a nightmarish mix-up with Virat Kohli, as India's number three returned to the pavilion for a duck but he made amends with some spectacular hitting and later laughed it off saying 'these things happen in cricket'. Kohli certainly seemed to have forgotten and forgiven as he stood up to applaud Rohit's milestones with a big smile on his face. This has been Rohit's salvation series with scores of 42, 141 not out, 11, 9 not out, 79 and 209 and he said he has been feeling good about his batting. "I am in a good nick. Just wanted to carry on from the last game. Disappointed to not get a hundred in the last game, but I wanted to make sure that once I got my eye in I play big. As you play, records will happen. I just want my team to win. It will be a wonderful feeling then." It was not a cakewalk for India, though, as Australia rode on a sensational ton from James Faulkner and powerful hitting by Glenn Maxwell (60) and Shane Watson (49) to get within 57 runs of India's massive 383. "Well it was a bit close but in the end we held our nerve to win it," said Dhoni after the match. "The batting is doing really well with Virat, Rohit and (Shikhar) Dhawan all contributing but the bowlers need to improve. But I do not want to be too critical of my bowlers because you have to remember that we chased down 350 plus twice against their bowling," Dhoni said. Australian skipper George Bailey was distraught after having made a winning start to the series in Pune. "It was a bit too much. It was an outstanding innings from Rohit. If we had wickets in hand we might have pulled it off. James and Maxwell played some well but that was not enough. All credit to the boys because they played some excellent cricket. I was not happy with the way we played in the last 18 months, but now we are on track."