November 13, 2014, is one of the most memorable dates for every cricket fan out there. On this day, five years back Indian opener, Rohit Sharma took a Sri Lankan attack to the cleaners at Eden Garden of Kolkata.
It was one of the best and most memorable knocks of Rohit Sharma as of now. He smashed the Sri Lankan to all the corners on the ground hitting 33 boundaries and 9 sixes He scored 264 runs, which is the highest-ever ODI score in cricket.
Yesterday, as the epic knock marked 5 years, people on twitter celebrated the special knock of Rohit Sharma. “#5YearsofR0264” started trending on twitter and people flooded it with amazing posts and tweets appreciating the brilliant knock of Indian cricketer.
Meanwhile, Netflix India’s official Twitter account also celebrated the knock of Rohit Sharma. However, Netflix India came up with a hilarious tweet for Rohit. They claimed that a superhero series should be made on this special knock of Rohit where all his sixes hit someone and they got superpowers. They wrote:
“Someone make a superhero series about Rohit Sharma’s 264 where all his sixes hit someone in the ground and they get superpowers. 10/10 would watch.
#5YearsofRo264″
Here, check out the tweet of Netflix:
Someone make a superhero series about Rohit Sharma’s 264 where all his sixes hit someone in the ground and they get superpowers. 10/10 would watch.#5YearsofRo264
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) November 13, 2019
Rohit Sharma was quick to notice the tweet and come up with a cheeky response. He wrote:
“Coming soon…..”
Here, check out his reply:
Coming soon….. https://t.co/mtdORWOqtj
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 13, 2019
Here, check out how Twitterati celebrated the special knock:
Someone can only imagine of getting this type of appreciation , Take a bow Ro??#5YearsOfRo264 pic.twitter.com/5YYBuj0Ar0
— Jay (@Rohitesque_) November 12, 2019
If Rohit Sharma was a country, his knock of 264 would have won the 1983, 1987, 1992, 1996 and 1999 world cup finals.#5YearsOfRo264 @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/aCYpwhiHzE
— Vaishali
(@vaishali_45) November 13, 2019
RohitSharma best innings in eaver?#5YearsOfRo264 pic.twitter.com/lN4BwUZBga
— Rohit Sharma fans club (@rohitfc45) November 13, 2019
Other players have to become ROHIT Sharma for breaking these records ❤
Baap Ek Hi Hota Hai 😎#5YearsOfRo264 pic.twitter.com/OStyCsOZxh
— VK45 🇮🇳🇿🇦 (@ImVkataria45) November 13, 2019
Happy destruction day #5YearsOfRo264 #264Day pic.twitter.com/Pc870tSWTa
— 🌶️aK™ (@NotThatAnil) November 12, 2019
HIGH in the SKY
👑 ROHIT SHARMA
#5yearsofRo264 #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/NuLHouhp9X
— . (@ImChinnu45) November 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/SanjuRo264/status/1194324146949246976?s=20
https://twitter.com/Hitman4you_/status/1194326809212526593?s=20
https://twitter.com/Chinnaswamy209_/status/1194335097677172736?s=20
Some teams struggle to 200+ in ODIs and there comes a Hitman who scored 264…God of hitting #5YearsOfRo264 #264Day pic.twitter.com/xpU2Lr2sor
— 🌶️aK™ (@NotThatAnil) November 12, 2019
While sinking to his knees and lifting his arms into the air, his roar told a story. It was the release of emotion after 3 months of frustration, when he had to sit out of the team due to injury.
On this day, in 2014, Eden Garden was stunned.@ImRo45 #5YearsOfRo264 pic.twitter.com/OXCjQtjoN8
— Vaishali
(@vaishali_45) November 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/AdarshdvN_/status/1194331128556969984?s=20
5 years since this madness at Eden gardens ? #5YearsOfRo264
I still remember that day..How can I even forget!?
Fans were on top of their voice..
Opposition were clueless..
Commentators were going bonkers.. pic.twitter.com/Q644zkd8pD— Aditya Marrivada (@aditya731995) November 13, 2019
You don’t see “Gem of an innings” on the Big Screen usually, You don’t see Virat Kohli bowing down to any other player,You don’t see whole stadium on the feet and team giving such a warm welcome regularly, Unless you’re Rohit Sharma
@ImRo45 5 Years down
#5YearsOfRo264 pic.twitter.com/RnumREeeLF
— Varunraj Nannaware ?? (@Varunraj_n) November 13, 2019
264 is not a Number
It is ?. pic.twitter.com/9wH364mNXa— RohitianSujay (@RohitianSujay) November 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/MIfansForever/status/1194606006451556352?s=20
How time flies! Its’ been half a decade of #RohitSharma masterclass of #5YearsOfRo264 . @ImRo45 has become a far better player since that innings and I expect him to play a similar kind of knock in Test cricket soon. @RohitSharma_FC pic.twitter.com/1ifTbVjtz2
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) November 13, 2019
#5YearsOfRo264
A Gem of an innings . Can’t be it come as like if #uthappa is not at nonstriker end ? @ImRo45 #indiancricketteam— Saikrishna (@Saikrishna_32) November 13, 2019
5 years ago on this very day, Rohit Sharma shattered the record book when he blasted his way to the highest-ever individual score in ODIs against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
264 (173) with 33 fours & 9 sixes ?@ImRo45 #5YearsofRo264 #264Day pic.twitter.com/bpUhqwpBiD
— Rohit Sharma Fan Club (@HITMAN_Empire) November 13, 2019
The most destructive innings witnessed ever in the history of limited overs cricket ?
On this day in 2014, Rohit Sharma went big!
RO smashed 264, the highest ever ODI score ?@ImRo45
@ImRo45_FC@RohitSharma_FC #5YearsofRohit264#5YearsOfRo264 pic.twitter.com/bIr6daEiw6
— Vyshakh.K.M (@Vyshakh_SRT) November 13, 2019
On this day five years back@ImRo45 gave me biggest Birthday ever
There is no limit for my Happiness
Thanks for making my birthday colourful joyfull
? ROHIT SHARMA ?@SanjuRo264 @PuLL_ShoT#264Day #5YearsofRo264— Karthik Reddy #TeamKrish (@Karthik_2545) November 12, 2019