Twitter bows down to Rohit Sharma for his 85-ball century against Pakistan

BySoumil Khare,SportsCafe Editor

06/16/2019

Rohit Sharma continued his sublime form with the bat in the World Cup. The Indian opener played a blistering knock of 140 off 113 and became the second Indian player to score World Cup century against Pakistan. Cricketing legends lauded Rohit Sharma for this achievement and showered praise on him.

Pure Class!

Brilliant. Given the situation, the intensity of the match and the fluency of his batting, this must be one of his most satisfying. Such class.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)

Rohit Sharma is in phenomenal form!

A remarkable hundred from Rohit. Making batting look so easy
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)

Absolutely well said!

So much time has while playing his shots, such a gifted batsmen. 👏 This partnership with now can enter dangerous proportions for Pak.
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99)

Whadda playaa!!

Wat a player he is. Well played 👏👍 Sit back nd just admire dis guy 😊
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)

Fantastic innings!

Rohit’s stamped his class on the big stage... Another fantastic chapter added to the existing list in an game ... class , pure class
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru)

Scintillating knock by the hitman!

Brilliant knock by and India looking solid at this stage at 200 odd for 1, all set for a minimum of 350 from here! Looking forward to the end overs from here.
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)

And everyone wanted him to go for 200!

Superb century from !

Looks like it’s stage set for a big one.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)

Another big one, what a player ! Put your foot on the accelerator even harder hit man!!!
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)

We are lucky to have a player like him!

Rohit Sharma,Best limited overs opener ...... period ..!!
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath)

24th ODI ton of his career!

Rohit sharma what a player 🏏 brilliant 100 💪👍👌⭐️🔥 24th 100 for keep going shaaaana
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)

Best opening pair in the World!

Fastest to 1000 ODI runs in England:

18 inns - Rohit Sharma

19 inns - Shikhar Dhawan

Rohit completed the milestone today while Dhawan in the previous game.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)

It's extra special when it's IND v PAK!

Consistent. Brilliant. Mature. What a spectacular 100 by ! It’s extra special when it’s in the WC!
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)

Could watch bat all day & I think I will ...
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)

Fans got no chill!

Thankfully Rohit Sharma scored for Dhoni too.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)

And Rohit reaches his half-way mark in the 30th over.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats)

Hardik Pandya greatest Ambani gift to India after Jio.
— rohitswarrior1 (@The_Sleigher)

Rohit first played Sachin's cut for a six ✅

Rohit then played Misbah's scoop to get out ❌
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)