Rohit Sharma struck 147, Virat Kohli made 113 and the pair stitched together a partnership of 230 runs for the second wicket to help India post 337 in the must-win match against New Zealand in Kanpur.
Having been asked to bat first in the final ODI of the three-match series, it was pivotal for India to amass a big total. The opening batsman and the skipper took the responsibility and played one of the best innings of their ODI career.
Both the innings had everything a cricket fan wants to see: elegance, maturity and big-hitting.
It was Kohli’s 32 ODI ton and the batsman received massive applause on Twitter.
Congratulations @imVkohli & @ImRo45 for their tons 💯 Incredible batting by Team India’s captain and vice-captain 👏 pic.twitter.com/z6uV9tguEv
— Manoj Tiwary (@tiwarymanoj) October 29, 2017
Congratulations bro for 100 @imVkohli @ICC
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) October 29, 2017
What a player, what an incredible player. Hats off on another 100 , @imVkohli . No words to describe the amazing consistency.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 29, 2017
Best ODI batsman of this generation. pic.twitter.com/ZhAoeuKO0G
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 29, 2017
Rajeev Gandhi Shatak Nirmaan Pariyojna #Kohli #INDvNZ
— cricBC (@cricBC) October 29, 2017
And that’s 100 num 32 from the best 50 over batsman of this age. Assuming he plays 5 more years he will get to 55!! What a player @imVkohli
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) October 29, 2017
Sixth ODI hundred for Virat Kohli in 2017:
+ Most by him a year (PRE: Five in 2012)+ Most by a captain in a year (PRE: Five each by four other players)#INDvNZ— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) October 29, 2017
Most ODI 100s as captain in a calendar year
VIRAT KOHLI – 6Ponting (twice), G Smith, ABD and Ganguly – 5 each#INDvNZ— Abhishek Kumar (@abhik2593) October 29, 2017
I think from now we’ll have to start counting the number of centuries left for @imVkohli to Sachin’s 49. Seventeen to go, 100 more innings?
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) October 29, 2017
There is no stopping this man. Makes numbers look so easy. It sure is not. #Kohli32 #INDvNZ 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 29, 2017
Twitterati also hailed Rohit for his 15th ODI ton.
UNESCO declares Rohit Sharma as most talented batsman in the world.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) October 29, 2017
“Rohit sharma has already got 5 hundreds this year, why is he celebrating so much”
-Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricket’s Mother in law.— Gabbbar Singh (@GabbbarSingh) October 29, 2017
Q: What is Rohit Sharma’s hidden talent?
A: When need to hit big he merge two bats into one. 😎 pic.twitter.com/ClMXvTpwax— Rohit Sharma (@imWrong45) October 29, 2017
Rohit sharma before his 100 and after 100 #IndvsNz #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/frU6jJ5m86
— भाईसाहब (@Bhai_saheb) October 29, 2017
Kane Williamson: Guys we need wicket .
NZ Bowlers : #indvsnz #IndvNZ3rd ODI Rohit Sharma pic.twitter.com/Z7jaylLB7s— Boring… (@graphicalcomic) October 29, 2017
