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Twitter reactions on Rohit Sharma’s gritty hundred vs South Africa | ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Dixit Bhargav
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Twitter reactions on Rohit Sharma's gritty hundred vs South Africa | ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JUNE 05: Rohit Sharma of India bats during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between South Africa and India at The Hampshire Bowl on June 05, 2019 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Twitter reactions on Rohit Sharma’s gritty hundred: Twitter was exhilarated on watching the Indian vice-captain score his 23rd ODI century.

During the eighth match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between South Africa and India at Southampton, India vice-captain Rohit Sharma registered his 23rd ODI century to lead the chase for his team.

Opening the batting with Shikhar Dhawan, Sharma remained a tad fortunate initially. In what was a testing phase against the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Chris Morris, a determined Sharma was at his absolute best when it came to putting on display a stern test.

Despite India losing Dhawan (8) and captain Virat Kohli (18), Sharma continued to battle it out in the middle. Knowing the target (228) in front of him wasn’t a monumental one, Sharma didn’t give the impression of taking unnecessary risks in the middle.

On the penultimate delivery of the 23rd over, Sharma ran a single down the ground off Tabraiz Shamsi to complete his half-century. In the general run of things, Sharma usually changes gears after crossing the 50-run mark. But the same wasn’t to be today.

The 32-year old cricketer continued in the same manner, giving due respect to the opposition bowlers. Perhaps, it was the presence of former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni which didn’t let Sharma lose his composure.

On the penultimate delivery of the 41st over, Sharma ran a single off Shamsi to complete his century. At the time of writing this article, India require 52 runs to win in nine overs with seven wickets remaining.

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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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