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Rohit's milestone came during the third and final T20I against Afghanistan at Bengaluru.

Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav shared a cryptic 'broken heart' emoji on his social media accounts on Saturday, leaving the fans confused

With the century, Surya joined the likes of Glenn Maxwell and Rohit Sharma to score 4 T20I centuries.

With this win, Australia managed to cut India's series lead to 2-1 in the five-match rubber.

In another domination-filled day for Men in Blue, IndiA beat Australia by 44 runs in the second T20I of the five-match series at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

The young Indian bowling unit will have to push behind the timid show in the series opener and find its flow against a forceful Australian batting line-up in the second T20

While Shami's inclusion was a big boost to the bowling attack, Suryakumar continued to have a woeful show in the ODI format.

Chasing a mammoth 209-run target, Suryakumar Yadav scored 80 off 42 balls, while Kishan made 58 off 39 balls to take India home in the final ball

Suryakumar Yadav-led India to take on Australia in first T20 match on Thursday

Surya, who could have done more in India's near-perfect campaign in the World Cup, was expectedly asked about the ill-fated Sunday night on the eve of the T20 series opener.

Middle-order battter Shreyas Iyer will join the team for the last two matches at Raipur and Bengaluru and he will take over the vice-captain's role from Ruturaj Gaikwad

The star batsman went to Mumbai's Marine Drive to interact with cricket fans there, wearing a hat, a pair of goggles and a surgical mask.

Hardik Pandya had slipped in his follow-through while playing against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19 and missed the clash against New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22.

Both teams remain undefeated in the competition, with New Zealand's last ODI World Cup loss to India dating back to 2003.

After an impressive Asia Cup campaign, Bumrah has been among the top bowlers in the showpiece with eight wickets from three outings.

"Giving that first punch, it is one thing that has inspired me. Fearless. Everyone after him could come out express themselves and enjoy their knocks," said Suryakumar.

Suryakumar made history when he became just the 3rd Indian batter to hit consecutive sixes in ODI after Zaheer Khan and Rohit Sharma.

Having won the series opener, India were well served by centuries from Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer after being asked to bat first.

Mohammed Shami (5/51) was the pick of the bowlers for India. Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah got a wicket each.

He played a significant role in India's successful pursuit of 277 runs, aiding them in winning by five wickets with eight balls remaining, on Friday.