Rohit Sharma has been in troubled waters ever since the tour of South Africa started. After a poor run of form in the test series, things only worsened for him in the ongoing ODI series but the 5th ODI brought him a great relief. Rohit Sharma was finally amongst runs and Port Elizabeth turned out to be generous for him.
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After South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first, Shikhar Dhawan was playing really well. But he got out on 34 from 23 balls as Rabada dismissed him. Rabada was all fired up to have picked Shikhar Dhawan.
So he shouted out bye loudly and waved in a manner that could land him in troubled waters. He has already got a suspension to his name from one test after he gave a similar send off to Ben Stokes.
After Shikhar Dhawan’s dismissal a little partnership got going between Rohit and Kohli. But that partnership was brought to an end due to mix up between them costing Kohli’s run out. Virat Kohli got out for 36 runs from 54 balls. He was obviously infuriated at Rohit Sharma for the run out.
After having scored just 40 runs in the first 4 ODIs, Hitman finally joined the party. Rohit scored his 17th ODI ton today and he must be a relieved man. This century brings great relief for Rohit and his team. As he finally got runs in this series, Twitter erupted in joy and his fans are delighted.
Twitter celebrates Rohit’s 17th Ton
Everyone was waiting for that one big inning from Rohit Sharma and it came today. As Hitman smashed his 17th ton and his first 20 plus score in the series, Twitter celebrated his return to form.
Here are the Twitter reactions:
A great innings under pressure!! Congratulations on your 17th ODI ?, @ImRo45. Time for some fireworks ? now ? #TeamIndia #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/Nqyik8lj2N
— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) February 13, 2018
ODI ? number 1⃣7⃣@ImRo45 got #TeamIndia off to a flying start and has played delightful shots in his magnificent century. Paltan, how many more can he get?#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/lp5EZKdUkj
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 13, 2018
rohit double hundred certain! #SAvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 13, 2018
17th ODI ? for Rohit Sharma! Congratulations ?, while #TeamIndia bring up 2⃣0⃣0⃣.
He’ll do his mates a great favour if he carries on batting till the end. #PlayBold #SAvIND— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 13, 2018
Birthday Gift
Anniversary Gift
Valentine’s Day Gift?
Rohit Sharma ??? #INDvSA #INDvsSA #SAvIND #SAvsIND #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/tDho1UGYNA
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) February 13, 2018
rohit better stay put for the rest of the innings, there’s a couple of angry dudes waiting for him in the dressing room #SAvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 13, 2018
Rohit ODI handbook:
Step 1: Survive new ball
Step 2: Run Virat out
Step 3: Smash double ton#SAvInd— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) February 13, 2018
South Africa dropped Rohit Sharma, they thought, “this is the guy getting everyone run-out let him bat”. #SAvIND
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) February 13, 2018
One of the most eventful and most important 100s for @ImRo45 but with the 2 run outs his job isn’t over. Needs to dig into reserves. #SAvIND
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) February 13, 2018
Biggest fear of Rohit Sharma haters right now.
‘What if he scores a double hundred here as well’.
?#SAvIND— Hammad (@chemistryhammad) February 13, 2018
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That Celebration Says Something ?#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/ogP79yTpc9
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 13, 2018
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