Rohit Sharma has been in sublime touch ever since the start of the first Test against South Africa, 🀅as he smashed his fi🐻fth Test ton, second in the match at the top of the order, to establish himself as an opener in the longest format of the game.
After a scintillating 176 in the first innings, he backed his performﷺance with a brilliant ton in the second innings, and in the process, became the second Indian opener after Sunil Gavaskar to register a ton in each innings of a match.
Here’s a look at how cricket fraternity reacted to Rohit’s century:
Take a bow🙇♀️ Eventually you♐ are, where you belong t🎃o ! 👏👌
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
A special test matchꦡ for Rohit Sharma. Class and elegance and two centuries. Not a bad way to begin a new chapter in a career!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
The red ball just called the white ball and said “Bro I f🍬eel your pain, I met the Hitman today 🥴”
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur)
What a legend 🙏🏻🕺
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal)
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Ope꧅ning for the first time in Tests and scores 100s in both the innings. What a mem𒀰orable Test match for Well played. Keep it up.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Rohitꦬ Sharma wah wah 1st inn 176 second Inn 126 an🌞d going strong.. mza aa gya keep up the good work 💪
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Are w༺e satisfied that Rohit Sharma is a Test opener now♕?
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket)
Century in each inning in his first Test as op💫ening batsman by Rohit Sharma. How fantastic♕ is that! 👏👏
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Indians to score 100s in both inns of a Test:
Vijay Hazare
Sunil Gavaskar (3 times)
Rahul Dravid (2 times)
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
ROHIT SHARMA— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
The kind of 50 over world cup had, won't be amazed if Hit man scores a ton in each match against the ! Superb knock, yet again.
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8)
Back to back hundreds for Rohit Sharma!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Rohit in ICC World Cup
Three consecutive centuries
Rohit in ICC Test championship:
Two consecutive centuries
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
Sanjay Manjrekar: Rohit has never been stumped.
Rohit Sharma gets stumped twice in the same Test.
This is a jinx beyond our capabilities.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
