Published - Dec 6, 2018 9:49 pm | Updated - Dec 6, 2018 9:49 pm
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The cricketing trends on social media today revolved around a lot of birthdays of the Indian cricketers and a couple of masterful centuries. The fraternity was busy wishing the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, RP Singh and Ravindra Jadeja as many opted to send them wishes together. Currently, Bumrah and Jadeja are in Australia playing in the first Test against the home side while Nair and Iyer are in New Zealand representing India A.
Amidst all these birthday celebrations the cricketers were left overawed by the gutsy centuries smashed by Kane Williamson and Cheteshwar Pujara. Both of them bailed their respective teams out of trouble in extreme conditions and the special thing about their knocks was that they were away from home. Williamson was supported by Henry Nicholls at 60/4 in the UAE and both of them have virtually batted Pakistan out of the game now.
On the other hand, Pujara witnessed his teammates depart by playing extremely poor shots on a batting paradise. But India’s number three didn’t give up and fight till the very end to play a sublime knock of 123 runs and help the team post 250 runs on the board for the loss of nine wickets. Rohit Sharma, Ravi Ashwin and Ishant Sharma supported him well even Mohammed Shami has also done well so far and it will be interesting to see how many runs India will add tomorrow.
1. Ajmal tweets for Yasir
Congratulations @yasirshah on breaking 82 year old record, fastest to 200 wickets in test matches. 🇵🇰 is proud of you.
— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) December 6, 2018
2. Viru tweets
There are so many lovely things about the great land of Bharat. Which is the thing you love most about our country ?
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 6, 2018
3. Kedar wishes Bumrah
Keep sending those unplayable lethal deliveries down the other end.. Wish you all the success in the year to come! Happy Birthday @Jaspritbumrah93!! 🎉
— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) December 6, 2018
4. Raina wishes RP
Played for the same team, went to college together. What great memories with you @rpsingh. Wishing you a fabulous birthday! Have a good one. pic.twitter.com/3NLVAQb1j9
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 6, 2018
5. Raina hails Pujara
Not surprised, given the impeccable batting skills you bring to the field. What a brilliant, brilliant ton @cheteshwar1 All the best for matches ahead! #Pujara
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 6, 2018
6. Bhajji has a special wish for Bumrah
Boom boom buuuumraaah happy birthday chotte veer @Jaspritbumrah93 may you continue to shine.. god bless you.. good luck with the on going test match in Adelaide..looking forward to see you bowl and take lots of wickets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 6, 2018
7. RP has an interesting take on his birthday
Looks like quite a few people were born on this date along with me. Here's wishing a very Happy Birthday to @imjadeja, @Jaspritbumrah93, @flintoff11 & @karun126. 😊
— R P Singh (@rpsingh) December 6, 2018
8. Wilkins in awe of Pujara
Just musing that in time we could use @cheteshwar1 innings in Adelaide as a noun in our lexicon of cricket vocabulary. "He's just played a 'Pujara' of an innings!" Thoughts? #AUSvIND
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) December 6, 2018
9. Moody lauds Williamson
Well played Kane Williamson, another quality innings under pressure! #PakvNZ 💯
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 6, 2018
10. Sachin wishes Jaddu
May this coming year fulfill all your wishes, @imjadeja! Happiest Birthday to you! pic.twitter.com/XuHglSS8EO
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 6, 2018
11. Ramiz thrilled with the thriller in the UAE
Keeping to it’s heart racing unpredictable billing this thriller has now NZ as the assassin with Williamson going for the kill with the most brilliant hundred..
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) December 6, 2018
12. McCullum hails batting skills of Williamson
Pudding and proof and all that. pic.twitter.com/KVKRfjGvhk
— Brendon McCullum (@Bazmccullum) December 6, 2018
13. Wilkins has a lot of adjectives for Pujara
Superb innings by @cheteshwar1 resolute, steadfast, single-minded, dependable, unflappable…every attribute that @BCCI needed in this 1st innings in Adelaide. #AUSvIND
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) December 6, 2018
14. Sachin lauds Che Pu
It was a gritty innings from @cheteshwar1 under the circumstances. Congratulations to you on your brilliant century. Looking forward to many more knocks like this in the series. #AUSvIND #FightOfMight pic.twitter.com/MwhPN8BGW3
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 6, 2018
15. Laxman has a few words for the resilient Pujara
A display of tremendous resilience , grit and fight from @cheteshwar1 Pujara. A really special innings.
India need to bowl well and not let Australia get away with a big lead.#IndvAus— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 6, 2018
