Laxman to Bhajji, Twitter Applauds Rohit Sharma’s Ton Against Pak

Indian opener Rohit Sharma completed his 24th ODI century off 85 balls against Pakistan in Manchester on Sunday, 16 June. Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss and elected to bowl, probably hoping to benefit from the continuous rain that had happened in Manchester.

Rohit looked in good touch right from the start of his innings. He added 136-runs for the first wicket with KL Rahul (57). In between he played some crisp shorts to get into his groove.

Twitter users congratulated Rohit Sharma on scoring yet another World Cup century, his second of this edition so far after he scored his first against South Africa in India’s World Cup campaign opener.

This is how Twitter congratulated Rohit on his ton.

Consistent. Brilliant. Mature. What a spectacular 100 by @ImRo45! It’s extra special when it’s #INDvPAK in the WC! #CWC2019

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) June 16, 2019

Rohit sharma what a player 🏏 brilliant 100 💪👍👌⭐️🔥 24th 100 for @ImRo45 keep going shaaaana

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 16, 2019

Rohit Sharma has scored three ODI double centuries in his career so far.

Could he hit a fourth today?#CWC19 | #INDvPAK | #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/pkgC47hAi1

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 16, 2019

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A remarkable hundred from Rohit. Making batting look so easy #INDvPAK

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 16, 2019

Could watch @ImRo45 bat all day & I think I will ... #CWC19

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 16, 2019

A @Hublot 💯 for Rohit!

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) June 16, 2019

Superb century from @ImRo45 !
Looks like it’s stage set for a big one. #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/3I5t5FnbOO

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 16, 2019

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Ro ‘Superhit’ Sharma. What a century....dominance and class in equal measure. 👏👏 #CWC19 #IndvPak

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 16, 2019

Nasser Hussain summed up Rohit Sharma perfectly: he doesn’t get bad hundreds.

— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) June 16, 2019

Fastest tons for India in ODI World Cups:

81 - Virender Sehwag v Bermuda,Port of Spain,2007
83 - Virat Kohli v Bangladesh,Dhaka,2011
84 - Sachin Tendulkar v Kenya,Bristol,1999
84 - Shikhar Dhawan v Ireland,Hamilton,2015
85 - ROHIT SHARMA v Pakistan,Manchester,2019*#INDvPAK

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 16, 2019

Fastest to 24 ODI Centuries:

142 innings - Amla
161 innings - Kohli
194 innings - ABD
203 innings - Rohit*
219 innings - Sachin

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) June 16, 2019

With the kind of start India has got and with still enough overs left, India are well on course to post a score close to 350.