
Rohit Sharma had come into the England series in pursuit of overseas excellence in the five-day format. However, a solid knock had been eluding him since the World Test Championship final. That said, on Day 1 of the second Test match at the Lord’s, Rohit saw his best version come out. Hence, as Twitterati lauds Rohit Sharma, let’s take a look at a few reactions. But before that, here is a quick overview of what has happened in the game.
Rohit & KL Rahul start cautiously
Virat Kohli lost the toss again as Joe Root chose to field first. While the England team had a couple of changes, Team India brought in Ishant Sharma in place of Shardul Thakur as the solitary change from the first game. Rain delayed the toss but after a brief interruption, the play resumed.
While KL Rahul was adamant to play strokes, Rohit Sharma was the one who moved the innings forward. Initially, the Hitman, too, was sceptical to take on the bowlers. The ball was moving off both the pitch and the air and hence, the approach of the openers was justified.
However, Rohit struck four boundaries in a single over against Sam Curran and the floodgates opened slightly for Team India. The Mumbai cricketer then defended and struck the bad balls in equal measure as he quickly brought up his half-century. However, just 17 runs short of his first overseas hundred, Rohit was bowled by a peach off a delivery by James Andreson.
Twitterati lauds Rohit Sharma for his valiant effort
Meanwhile, Twitter was amazed by the grittiness on display by Rohit Sharma. While many initially thought he would struggle in English conditions, Rohit’s approach impressed many. In fact, Rohit even bettered his previous best away Test score of 75 by getting 83 runs on the scorecard. Rohit took 145 deliveries for the 83 runs, which included eleven boundaries and a six. Here is how Twitter reacted to the knock:
๐ That was test match batting of the highest quality that too in testing conditions. Well played @ImRo45 ๐๐ป #ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/amZ5rBtHmR
โ Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 12, 2021Advertisement
Hitman 50! Rohit Sharma brings up his half century. Batting brilliantly in the trying conditions this morning. Love to see it. And this is a solid opening partnership for India! #ENGvIND
โ Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) August 12, 2021
Every Indian Fan after watching #RohitSharma‘s Innings ๐๐๐ฅ#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/eOzpdKuPRD
โ Thyview (@Thyview) August 12, 2021
Ro-aring at the Lords! ๐#ENGvIND #WhistlePodu #Yellove ๐ฆ๐
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โ Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 12, 2021
He stood tall in testing conditions, with patience and class scaled up to 83 runs from 145 deliveries, giving India a solid start.#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #ENGvIND @ImRo45 @BCCI pic.twitter.com/cXjGzNci1A
What a shot Ro ๐ป#ENGvIND #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/xIKSoaj6xW
โ JuiceSprite Boobrah (@Yorker_Gawd) August 12, 2021
This is an appreciation tweet for Rohit Sharma, the Test opener.
He’s continued to prove a lot of doubters wrong. ๐โ Nikhil ๐ (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 12, 2021Advertisement
If I am feeling so disappointed, I can just imagine what @ImRo45 must be feeling. It was such a superb effort and #rohit looked all set for a well deserved ton. #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/KFcPSm8suJ
โ R P Singh เคฐเฅเคฆเฅเคฐ เคชเฅเคฐเคคเคพเคช เคธเคฟเคเคน (@rpsingh) August 12, 2021