After Murali Vijay made his comeback worth remembering by slamming a century on the second day of the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka in Nagpur, another comeback man, Rohit Sharma too followed suit and scored a sublime ton against the beleaguered visitors to mark his return to the playing eleven of the Test team in style.
Rohit came to the crease when India had lost two quick wickets in the form of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane and backed red-hot Virat Kohli brilliantly from the other end. With Rohit holding firm one end, Kohli continued to punish the Sri Lankan bowlers and reached his fifth double century off just 259 balls before being dismissed by Dilruwan Perera for 213. fastest double century in odi
Kohli’s dismissal, however, did not affect Rohit’s momentum, as he continued to play his shots and reached his century off 160 balls with the help of eight fours and a six.
It was Rohit’s first Test century in four years, and Twitterati made sure to congratulate the batsman who was playing his first Test since the Indore Test against New Zealand last year.
Here are some of the messages:
Very happy for Rohit Sharma. Perfect conditions to get the century. Ability never in doubt, hopefully for him the start of a purple patch in test cricket.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/NModiModi/status/934736300703223809
https://twitter.com/The_realSPD/status/934735982716338176
Rohit Sharma scored his Third century and the another centurion is 'the captain' #ViratKohli
India declared on 610/6#Congrats #hitman #TestMatches #RohitSharma— Ravi Dhiman ® (@RaRavi499) November 26, 2017
The unbeaten 102* Of Rohit Sharma from this match has increased his average fron 37.13 to 40.19 inTests …??
Now it's decent to retain him?#RohitSharma #Avg40.19 #INDvSL #Hitman ?— ?Vignesh Waran? (@Vigneshwars10) November 26, 2017
Rohit Sharma scores his 3rd Test Century and this one come after a gap of Four years….Well played …SL already one down ..India needs 9 wickets to win #INDvSL
— Siddhartha Saxena (@koolsiddharth11) November 26, 2017
Rohit Sharma "The Hitman" hits a brilliant comeback Century!! @ImRo45 #INDvSL
— Swaraj S S (@swarajss44) November 26, 2017
T20 aur ODIs me toh Rohit Sharma @coolfunnytshirt ko be-izzat karta hi tha ab Test matches me bhi karne laga. pic.twitter.com/MB3Xs4quaG
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) November 26, 2017
3rd Test Ton For Rohit Sharma. A Great Partnership With Virat Kohli That Helped Him To Score Double Ton Too. Well Played.???
#ViratKohli #IndvsSL #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/KlJsdk1mt4— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) November 26, 2017
Interesting that India have gone away from the five bowlers route. Want Rohit Sharma to get game time. That means 6 batsmen could be the way in South Africa
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 24, 2017
Third Consecutive test half century for Rohit Sharma….
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) November 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/RaijinAntony/status/934731928174862336
Rohit Sharma?
Last 6 Test Innings 102*, 51, 82, 2, 68*, 35Batting Avg : 85
Good Batsman? Dont Know Why Selectors Dropping Him In Test Squad!
— ?????? (@Shebas_10dulkar) November 26, 2017
Meanwhile, as soon as Rohit completed his century, India declared their innings on a mammoth 610 for six. Kohli top scored with 213 while Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit scored centuries to pile more miseries on the visitors.
Also Read: (IND vs SL 2017, 2nd Test: Twitter Hails Virat Kohli After He Slams Fifth Double Century)
(Rohit will be a Success Story For India if he Bats in South Africa: Sanjay Manjrekar)