Rahul Tripathy. Remember the name. This IPL has been nothing less than a fairytale for the Rising Pune Supergiant opener as he put on a display of absolute clean power hitting at the Eden Gardens to decimate the Kolkata Knight Riders in their own backyard. Tripathy was simply outstanding as he didn’t just use his muscles to slog the deliveries, but also the grace of pure timing, which made his batting even more attractive.
Earlier, the Knight Riders had been restricted to a below par total thanks to a superb bowling performance from Jaydev Unadkat. Needing 156 to win, the Supergiant were berserk right at the top as Tripathy was in the mood to wrap things up quickly.
While he was going all guns blazing, fans on Twitter went wild. Below are some of the tweets.
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Rishabh Pant – 1 down#RPSvKKR #KKRvRPS #IPL #IPL2017 #RahulTripathi #Tripathi pic.twitter.com/zJBEZAgfxD— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) May 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/hvgoenka/status/859813104603066369
Seriously impressed by Rahul Tripathi. Where was he hiding all these days! Now to convert these blazing starts to something more substantial
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2017
One thing from this #IPL is the local lads are playing spinners better than the Indian star players. #KKRvRPS
— Karthik (@onenonlykarthik) May 3, 2017
#KKRvRPS
Winning loosing is temporary,
Dhoni Dhoni… Chants is permanent ??????— Siddhesh (@iamsksid) May 3, 2017
The visitors are cruising as Rahul Tripathi has hit a furious 5⃣0⃣! KKR need a wicket. #KKRvRPS #CricketMeriJaan
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 3, 2017
The fans packed Eden Gardens, they were rooting for #KKR. Then @msdhoni walked in. And team loyalties melted.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2017
Aho Punekar, Deccan chya kuthlya gallit lapavla hota hya Tripathi la?
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2017
Rahul Tripathi looks to be @klrahul11 of this season. What a magnificent player !! #KKRvRPS
— Vyom Mankad (@vyom_mankad) May 3, 2017
So happy to see young talent like #RahulTripathi show consistency #KKRvRPS @VivoIPL_2017
— Ankit Modi (@ankitmodi25) May 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/RaviSutharsan/status/859823111918768128
Missing Robin Uthappa dearly,every time Kkr bowlers concede runs reminds me how imp. his 50s were to the team total.. #KKRvRPS
— Nadeem Mohammad (@iamnadeem_md) May 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/ShambhaviSahay1/status/859824357127925761
https://twitter.com/brainfadesmith/status/859823734760366080
don't underestimate the power of a domestic player?#3pathi #KKRvRPS
— Rohan (@RohanMishra_17) May 3, 2017
Rahul Tripathi making amends for the way he lost his wicket in last game & how. #KKRvRPS #IPL
— Satyajit (@styjt_) May 3, 2017