There are times when a player appears immortal on the field, Rohit Sharma against Sri Lanka was in that zone today. The glorious timing, effortless six hitting and insane acceleration all typical of Hitman”s arsenal in ODI cricket were present in this knock.
Known for notching up mega hundreds and doubletons, Rohit was slow to start his innings on a grassy deck but his second hundred which came in just 36 balls was the epitome of his monstrous six hitting capability.
Sri Lankan bowlers who were flying high after bowling India out on 112 in the previous match were slaughtered to all parts of the ground. Once he crossed his hundred Hitman was unstoppable while almost striking boundaries at every ball. Rohit”s third double hundred sent twitter in tizzy and twitteratis went crazy applauding a sensation knock from a special player.
Here are all the reactions:
Not one, not two but three double centuries in ODI cricket. You made batting look easy and simple in this innings, @ImRo45. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep them coming always.👌✌️💪#IndvsSri #BCCI pic.twitter.com/yrb2chCK8U
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sassy_Soul_/status/940887431523459072
3rd double-century for Rohit Sharma in ODIs. He has scored 10.61% of his career runs (6417) in the three inns alone – 264, 209, 208. No other batsman has more than one 200. #IndvSL
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) December 13, 2017
Last 27 balls faced by Rohit Sharma: 94 runs scored.
6 6 6 6 0 6 6 1 6 1 1 1 4 4 6 1 1 4 1 1 6 1 6 2 2 6 1
Ridiculous batting.
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) December 13, 2017
LIKE A BOSS! THIRD double century in ODIs. The first man to scale Mt.200 on three occasions in ODIs. Stand up and Salute @ImRo45 #TeamIndia #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/7GrZKtv2DA
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 13, 2017
Kids Hit Half-century
Men Hit Century
Legends Hit Double Ton In Tests
Ultra Legends Hits Double Ton In ODIs 💪Well Played #Hitman Rohit Sharma. Always Great To Watch You Play When You Get Going. 💃🙏🇮🇳#INDvSL #INDvsSL #RohitSharma
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) December 13, 2017
Wah Rohit Wah ! 35 balls for the second hundred. So proud of you Rohit Sharma ! pic.twitter.com/EPWGZ2qcaG
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 13, 2017
Sunil Gavaskar: Convert 1s into 2s
Rohit Sharma: Convert 100s into 200s
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) December 13, 2017
Emotional journey from 199 to 200!! Happy wedding anniversary #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/QlF7XYtuI5
— rajiv khandekar (@rajivkhandekar) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/BeingFlicked/status/940883960778895360
Wah Rohit Wah ! 35 balls for the second hundred. So proud of you Rohit Sharma ! pic.twitter.com/EPWGZ2qcaG
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 13, 2017
rohit sharma has now made an ODI double hundred in south, east & north india #INDvSL
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) December 13, 2017
Does not need any of the modern innovative shots to get these double hundreds , Rohit Sharma. Devastating yet so classical. 👏👏👏🙏🙏#INDvSL #RohitSharma
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 13, 2017
Today Rohit Sharma’s Wedding anniversary…….. Given Great Gift To Ritika Today…..
— Rajesh Khilare (@Cricrajeshpk) December 13, 2017
Total ODI double centuries: 7
Rohit Sharma: 3
Rest of the players: 4— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) December 13, 2017
Virat Kohli scores double tons for fun in Tests.. Rohit Sharma does the same in ODIs ! #Bromance #IndvSL @imVkohli @ImRo45
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/EkAkeleSbkoPele/status/940891247224303617
6666666444. Rohit Sharma starts playing book cricket once he crosses 100. Has got to be the best ODI batter in the world after reaching 100. #IndvSL
— Srini Mama (@SriniMama16) December 13, 2017
Way to go my friend. Always a joy to watch you bat :-)) @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/wAhZr5t0ZB
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 13, 2017
What an innings Hitman , quite unreal. Many congratulations on the 3rd ODI double. 3 alone out of a total 7 ODI double hundred's. Take a bow @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/RzZKzoEwnt
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 13, 2017
2️⃣0️⃣8️⃣*️⃣
200s by @ImRo45 – 3
200s by everyone else – 4First 100 – 115 balls
Second 100 – 36 balls153 balls, 13 fours, 12 sixes.
Outstanding.#INDvSL #howzstat pic.twitter.com/0P4nBxoSRj
— ICC (@ICC) December 13, 2017
3 double hundreds in ODI cricket. This is unreal batting and cricket by a genius in the middle. @ImRo45 is a history maker
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) December 13, 2017
@ImRo45 😳😳😳 wow weeeeee!!!
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Martyguptill/status/940876624660180994
Absolutely unbelievable batting by @ImRo45 …take a bow skipper..
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sassy_Soul_/status/940893369718382594
Rohit Sharma – you BOSS 🔥
— ARMAAN MALIK 🦋 (@ArmaanMalik22) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/PiratedSardar/status/940879491102134272
https://twitter.com/TrollywoodOffl/status/940887111846150144
https://twitter.com/ImVpatel/status/940877714621386752
https://twitter.com/ImVpatel/status/940877714621386752
Third double hundred in ODI cricket… Rohit Sharma… madness!! #IndvSL
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) December 13, 2017
We're in 2017, Rohit sharma is in 2037
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) December 13, 2017
Got to salute this man for his conversion rate and consistency. #RohitSharma has come of age and now puts himself in an elite list. Well done champ @ImRo45 Met him in 2008 and he has stood the test of times only to emerge victorious #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/Uo8gaUpKpH
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) December 13, 2017
A third double for Rohit. When the conditions are in his favour, he is really quite unmatched
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 13, 2017
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
2⃣0⃣0⃣ number 3⃣ for @ImRo45
He is not from this planet! Not one batsman has 2, Rohit has 3! #INDvSL
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Hansraj444/status/940883001889697792
Rohit Sharma since Champions Trophy 2013, when he became full time ODI opener:
4352 runs at 58.81, 14 100s, 3 200s, Strike Rate: 92.14
What an absolute masterstroke by MSD!
"If Rohit doesn't get out he will certainly get 250 today"#ThalaGems #Legend #IndvSL
— Srini Mama (@SriniMama16) December 13, 2017
Modern day great- Rohit Sharma .
Astonishing 3rd double hundred.
What an innings !— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/TrollywoodOffl/status/940881242165215232
