T20 cricket or the ODI format, Rohit Sharma can't stop being in the spotlight. The victorious IPL 2019-winning Mumbai Indians skipper yesterday worked his way to a century against South Africa that kicked off India's World Cup campaign on a winning note here.

Playing true to potential, like a supremely skilled craftsmen, Rohit took away the little hope SA had of preventing their third loss in a row. Proteas could manage only 227 for nine in 50 overs, thanks to an all-round show by the bowlers. Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two wickets each, and Yuzvendra Chahal took four. In India's reply, although South Africa got rid of opener Shikhar Dhawan (8) early as well as Virat Kohli (18) and KL Rahul (26), the dream of conquering this tight Indian outfit was far-fetched. MS Dhoni scored 34.