Twitter reactions on Rohit Sharma’s maiden Test double century vs South Africa in Ranchi

Twitter reactions on Rohit Sharma’s maiden Test double century: Twitterati lauded the Indian opening batsman for another milestone.

During the second day of the third Test of the ongoing South Africa’s tour of India in Ranchi, India opening batsman Rohit Sharma continued on his successful spree as an opening batsman in Tests by scoring his maiden double century in the format.

Having scored his third century of the series yesterday, Sharma was witnessed batting freely since morning. Resuming on 117* from last evening, Sharma’s first boundary came off South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada in the third over of the day.

After hitting two more boundaries, Sharma took the attack on Lungi Ngidi by hitting him for three consecutive fours in the 68th over. It was on the third delivery of the 70th over that Sharma ran a single off George Linde to reach the 150-run mark.

Sharma was part of a potentially match-winning 267-run partnership alongside vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (115). Having joined hands at 39/3, the Mumbai-pair put India in a dominating position.

Having hit a couple of fours off Anrich Nortje in the 84th over, it seemed as if Sharma would reach the milestone before lunch. However, he finished the first session on 199* and came back in the second session to score his maiden double century with a six off Lungi Ngidi.

In a bid to pull a Rabada delivery, Sharma ended up hitting the ball straight to Ngidi in the following over. In what is his highest Test score, Sharma ended up scoring 212 (255) with the help of 28 fours and six sixes.

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