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Twitter reactions on Rohit Sharma’s 22nd ODI century

Dixit Bhargav
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Twitter reactions on Rohit Sharma's 22nd ODI century

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 12: Rohit Sharma of India celebrates and acknowledges the crowd after scoring a century during game one of the One Day International series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 12, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Twitter reactions on Rohit Sharma’s 22nd ODI century: Twitter was elated as the Indian vice-captain scored yet another ODI century.

During the first ODI of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Sydney, India vice-captain and opening batsman Rohit Sharma registered his 22nd ODI century in the midst of a tough chase for India.

After opening the batting with Shikhar Dhawan, Sharma was standstill at the non-striker’s end as three top-order wickets fell within a span of 18 balls. Having scored a mere three runs at that stage, India seemed in deep trouble in a 289-run chase.

It was at this time that Sharma stitched a 137-run partnership for the fourth wicket alongside former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni (51).

Sharma played a vital role in rescuing India from a spot of bother. Having scored 21-3 in the first powerplay, it was him who pressed the accelerator for the first time in the Indian innings.

On the penultimate delivery of the 24th over, Sharma hit an unconvincing four off Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to bring up his half-century. With him crossing the mark, the Indian fans started to believing in him leading this chase despite an ever-increasing run rate.

Sharma opened up in the real sense after his half-century, scoring a couple of boundaries off Jason Behrendorff and a six off Nathan Lyon in the 29th and 30th over respectively.

With India requiring 156 runs in 20 overs and Sharma in the middle, there were wide hopes of him sealing the chase for India. For someone who hits the big shots at will after he is well-set, even the run-rate appeared to look achievable.

On the penultimate delivery of the 40th over, Sharma ran a couple of runs off Jhye Richardson to bring up his 22nd ODI century, off 110 balls. With the match into its business end now, Sharma holds the key for India.

His innings was seen receiving accolades on social media platform Twitter. Read some of the latest Twitter reactions on the same below:

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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