Twitter Reactions: South Africa bowlers gasp for breath as Rohit Sharma smacks breathless double ton
Just like his century, Rohit notched his double hundred with an over-boundary.
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Rohit Sharma got a couple of big scores against South Africa in Vizag that got him the Player of the Match award. But he would’ve been disappointed that he couldn’t convert the centuries into something bigger in the Test series. The Mumbai batsman has racked up three double tons in ODI cricket and hence, isn’t quite alien to getting the massive knocks under his belt.
In Pune he missed out and a peach of a delivery from Kagiso Rabada got rid of him. However, he parked the disappointment of the second Test and took the field with a new zeal at the JSCA International Complex in Ranchi. The 32-year-old batter was a tad circumspect to start his knock as the home team lost early wickets after winning the toss and electing to bat first.
Rohit Sharma piles more agony for Proteas
Even as Rabada got rid of Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara, Anrich Nortje picked up his maiden Test wicket in the form of Indian skipper Virat Kohli. Thereafter, Rohit along with Ajinkya Rahane put on 267 for the fourth wicket to help India clinch the ascendancy. The opening batsmen got to his fifty off 86 balls and then amassed his sixth Test ton off a mere 130 balls.
Rohit smacked Dane Piedt over the covers for a six to bring up the milestone. Even on the morning of the second day, he hardly looked flustered. He resumed the day with an overnight score of 117 and continued the domination with Rahane, who got out to George Linde, replacing an injured Keshav Maharaj. The pitch showed signs of inconsistency, but it didn’t fluster Rohit.
After Rahane’s dismissal, Ravindra Jadeja joined Rohit in the middle. The latter went into the 190s with a streaky boundary off an outside edge through third man off Nortje. He followed it up with another four through backward point. It seemed as if he would reach his double ton before Lunch. But the batsman was agonisingly stranded on 199 by the end of the first session.
In the first over of the post-Lunch session, he played out a maiden over off Lungi Ngidi and the wait was prolonged further. In the first ball of the 87th over, he pulled Ngidi for an authoritative over-boundary to accomplish the feat. After the stupendous knock, Twitterati couldn’t stop heaping praises on the talented batsman for the sheer masterclass.
Here is how Twitter reacted
The perfect Sunday is watching 2 classy batsman score big. Congratulations @ajinkyarahane88 on your 1st century as a father, keep them coming.. & @ImRo45 your birthday gift to @virendersehwag – 100 & 200 with a six, was just such a treat! #INDvSA #AjinkyaRahane #RohitSharma
— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) October 20, 2019
The first man to congratulate me on my First runs in test cricket against South Africa in 2010 , because he was the non-striker , wouldn’t forget that moment …
Happy Birthday Viru Pa.. virendersehwag
Stay… https://t.co/wkCSciG3EK— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) October 20, 2019
Khubsurat dohra shataq #RohitSharma tehre shataq ki ummed???? #INDvSA
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 20, 2019
Kepke @ImRo45 200!! #kepage 👏👏
— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) October 20, 2019
first double Hundred congrats brother @ImRo45 💯💯 #Hitman #teamindia #INDvSA 🎉💛 pic.twitter.com/EthbEzowsW
— Saravanan Hari 💛🦁🏏 (@CricSuperFan) October 20, 2019
Scores of Rohit Sharma in this series:
176(244)
127(149)
14(35)
212(255)– Most Runs.
– Most Hundreds.
– Most Fours.
– Most Sixes. #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/XbEUUzKck6— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) October 20, 2019
Well played HITMAN @ImRo45 ✌ pic.twitter.com/2ryws6wPFN
— Parvinder Awana (@ParvinderAwana) October 20, 2019
Rohit Sharma is the first Indian to bring up his double century with a six in Test cricket. #INDvSA
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) October 20, 2019
.@ImRo45 completes his first Test double hundred with a six. #Cricket pic.twitter.com/PINXvj4QaU
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 20, 2019
Freedom Trophy 2019-20:
1st Test – Mayank Agarwal (215)
2nd Test – Virat Kohli (254*)
3rd Test – Rohit Sharma (200*)This is the first time ever that India have had 3 double-centurions in a Test series!#IndvSA
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 20, 2019
Batsmen with 200+ scores in both Tests and ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar
Virender Sehwag
Chris Gayle
Rohit Sharma#IndvSA #IndvsSA— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 20, 2019
Hundred with a six ✅
Double Hundred with a six ✅ https://t.co/uWzzKCln37— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 20, 2019
What a way to celebrate Virender Sehwag’s birthday! A double-hundred with a six! A hundred with a six yesterday. It’s been a pleasure to watch this seemingly effortless display of classy batting by Rohit Sharma! #INDvSA
— Nishad Pai Vaidya (@NishadPaiVaidya) October 20, 2019
Rohit Sharma has now scored 51 sixes in Test matches. Since his debut in Nov 2013 only Ben Stokes has cleared the boundary on more occasions. #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/E8y5oH924t
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) October 20, 2019
Rohit Sharma brings up his double ton with a six and it came on Virender Sehwag's birthday. #RohitSharma #VirenderSehwag #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/2Of8RDjev4
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 20, 2019
500+ runs for Rohit Sharma in this series.
The last Indian opener to score over 500 runs in a series was Sehwag against Pakistan in 2005.
Vinoo Mankad, Budhi Kunderan and Gavaskar (5 times) are the other Indian openers to do so. #IndvSA
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 20, 2019
Rohit Sharma's journey in both, white and red ball cricket looks similar. Man was trolled so badly but turned up good later.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 20, 2019
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