A batting masterclass from captain Virat Kohli and a typical century from Rohit Sharma helped India chase down 323 with 💎ridiculous ease against Windies in the first ODI of the five-match series in Guwahati.
Kohli scored 140 while Rohit ﷽remained unbeaten on 152 as India took a 1-0 lead at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing 323, India made 326/2 in 42.1 overs.
The Windies batsmen did well to post a challenging total of 323/8, t🅷hanks to a sensational knock from Shimron Hetmyer (106 off 78 balls) but Kohli, Rohit made a mockery of the Windies bowlers to make a big chase look easy in home conditions.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Kohli-Rohit show:
Congratulations Team India on a comprehensive victory. Kohlܫi’s hunger and consistency is extraordinary and Rohit Sharma is all class, a treat to watch for the wonderful croꦗwd in Guwahati
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Too easy for India. Congratulations to on becoming the first man to have 6 scores over 150. Makes bat𓆏ting look extremely easy.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Watching and at the crease mak🧸es batting look so effortl🐭ess; but I know hard these 2 players work at their game
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8)
This innings by Team India can serve as a tutorial of how to chase big targets in ODIs and who better to teach it than the master himself. A big hundred by t🤪oo to guide India home. Congrats to both. Clinical stuff.
— Siddharthh Kaul (@iamsidkaul)
Blown away by the performances of & ! 🙌🙌�🌼�
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops)
Time all cricket portals put a 'Kohli Stat' special section on their site for easy quick access. This is like Diwali coming early with in such cracking form today. All WI could do is applaud, admire and learn!
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Batting Is Not This Easy. Trust Me. Don’t believe what you’ve seen from Kohli and Rohit today….unbelievable. Unreal.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
What a partnership it was from the ICC ODI world rank number 1 and 2! When these two play together there's no stopping them! Two great centuries and one massive partnership!
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Top two batsmen in the ICC ODI rankings just displayed what makes them so great. Masterclass from 's captain and vice-captain 💯💯
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)
Indian cricket so fortunate to have one batsman every generation since the 70s to have extra ordinary ability and insatiable hunger for runs. Virat is one for this generation.
👏👏👏🙏— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Double Dhamaka. Kohli and Rohit made it look very easy. Congratulations on your 6th 150+ score, the first man to do so. Tre🐻mendous achievement.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
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Rohit Sharma has 20 ODI 100s.
But to think Virat Kohli has 16 more! 😱— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
What a mammoth partnership! Rohit & Virat … no words💪🏼💪🏼👏👏🙌🙌💯💯
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur)
Special play💃er special 💯 Mr hitman treat to watch always bro u beauty sharma ji 👏👏😊🙏💯🇮🇳
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
Oh hello chako ek hor 💯 number 36 🇮🇳 t🌳ake a bow king kohli 🙏🙏🙏😊
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
Does a chase over 300 get any 🤪better than w🦹hat did?
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
What a player 👏🏼👏🏼
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt)
Sixth 150+ for Rohit Sharma in ODIs – the MOST by any batsman.
Tendulkar and Warner have five each.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Most centuries by captains in ODIs:
22 – Ricky Ponting
14 – VIRAT KOHLI*
13 – AB de Villiers— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
Virat Kohli won the man of the matꦰch award for his scinti▨llating knock of 140
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Even a run-machine may falter but not !
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
