Rohit Sharma's 3rd double ton: Who said what?
It was the 'Rohit Sharma show' in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka at Mohali. The big hitter who took over captaincy in Kohli's absence, created a new record with his historic 3rd ODI double century. With his 208* knock, Rohit became the only cricketer to score three double hundreds in ODIs. Here's how legends reacted on Twitter.
"Way to go" says Sachin
Sachin Tendulkar, in an appreciative tweet, said this about his fellow Mumbaikar, "Way to go my friend. Always a joy to watch you bat." Virender Sehwag tweeted, "Wah Rohit Wah ! 35 balls for the second hundred. So proud of you Rohit Sharma !" Incidentally, Sachin and Sehwag are the only two other Indians to have ODI double hundreds in their name.
Fellow double centurion Guptill applauds
VVS Laxman said, "What an innings Hitman, quite unreal. Many congratulations on the 3rd ODI double. 3 alone out of a total 7 ODI double hundreds. Take a bow." "Wow @ImRo45! What a serious knock!" tweeted Martin Guptill, a fellow double centurion. ICC too highlighted Rohit's achievement saying, "No other player has more than one ODI 200...@ImRo45 now has THREE! What an unbelievable innings."
Some funny ones too
Of course no social media response will be complete without the jokes. While one twitter user @sagarcasm said, "Once again, Sharmaji ka beta setting unrealistic standards for others.", another sports fan @Trendulkar wrote, "Sunil Gavaskar: Convert 1s into 2s, Rohit Sharma: Convert 100s into 200s." In a political satire, Republic's legal correspondent @facepalm92 said, "Rohit Sharma (is) eating imported mushrooms."
Incredible innings by Rohit Sharma
Our take on Rohit Sharma's feat
Rohit Sharma too often gets the stick for his performances, with social media abuzz with trolls having a go at him on a bad day. But on days like today he gives it back to critics with his bat proving that he is better than the best when he has a good day on field. May we see more of this Rohit.
