As Rohit Sharma sent the Sri Lankan bowlers on a leather hunt en route a 35-ball 100, the joint-fastest in T20Is along with David Miller.
He kept going after the century as well and it seemed like the unthinkable could happen, Chris Gayle‘s record of unbeaten 175 looked in danger but eventually on the 43rd ball, he was foxed on a slower delivery but not before scoring a magnificent 118 runs. He forced his way to 12 boundaries and ten sixes scoring with a stupendous strike rate of 124.
Twitterati went absolutely crazy and couldn’t stop praising Rohit, here are some of the best reactions:
Congrats @ImRo45! What a performance. 🔥🏏
— David Miller (@DavidMillerSA12) December 23, 2017
This guy is just something else. Awe, admiration, respect 🙌 #RohitSharma
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) December 22, 2017
Rohit Sharma’s batting looked like violation of bowlers’ human rights. What an innings!!
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) December 22, 2017
There’s a Rolls Royce advert which asks you to relax, sit back let innovation set your imagination free & that control is only a fingertip away -think could be a perfect voice over for Rohit Sharma who stately glided into record books with another dazzling batting master class!!
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) December 22, 2017
Wow again @ImRo45 😳😳
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) December 22, 2017
What a stunning century it was from Rohit Sharma. 35 ball 100. May this purple patch continue. pic.twitter.com/1MsNKfJd0F
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 22, 2017
Everytime you think you have seen it all, you see something incredible. Today, Rohit Sharma has shown us that. I admit I am gasping.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 22, 2017
Hitman at it again. Clean and powerful hitting at it's best. Take a bow brother. Double it up now. @ImRo45 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/k3z00KqYNP
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 22, 2017
3 ODI doubles & 2 T20I tons, rohit sharma is an outrageous limited overs batsman #INDvSL
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) December 22, 2017
Most sixes in a calendar year in International cricket:
64* – ROHIT SHARMA, 2017
63 – AB de Villiers, 2015
59 – Chris Gayle, 2012
57 – Shane Watson, 2011#INDvSL— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) December 22, 2017
35 balls hundred!. Go for 200 @ImRo45.. it’s turning out to be a great series for him. #indiavssrilanka #INDvsSL
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) December 22, 2017
First t 20 200 by an individual and the highest team score, both records in danger of being broken tonight!😂. @ImRo45 is just painting the big hits like an artist. #INDvsSL 👏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 22, 2017
What on Earth is happening 😳😱😱 @ImRo45 crazyyyyyy 🔥 record team score bound to be broken here!? #INDvSL #flattrack
— Megan Schutt (@megan_schutt) December 22, 2017
So This is Christmas … the lights are on in the crowd… Fireworks from Rohit and Rahul … and SL showcasing the spirit of giving #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/1R03pfqh65
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) December 22, 2017
It's raining sixes here in indore.. Take a bow @ImRo45 equaling the fastest 100 in t20i.. Where do the bowlers hide😄😄
— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali) December 22, 2017
Rohit Sharma could actually score a double hundred in T20 cricket. Not even joking. So. Much. Time. Not power, pure timing… effortless this… arguably the greatest six hitter of the T20 era, if not all time!! #IndvSL
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) December 22, 2017
Wow! Electric T20 ton from Rohit Sharma @ImRo45 makes India post a whopping second highest total of 260! Awesome support from KL Rahul @klrahul11! 👏 #INDvSL
— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) December 22, 2017
RoHit Sharma ! Mazaak bana rakha hai yaar. It ain't this easy yaar. pic.twitter.com/GqoGhz18wK
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 22, 2017
#WahRohitWah :Congratulation #RohitSharma @ImRo45 on hitting the fastest #T20 century #INDvSL .
One of my SandArt. pic.twitter.com/1sBeQDOllI— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 22, 2017
Players to score two centuries in T20Is:
Chris Gayle
Brendon McCullum
Evan Lewis
Colin Munro
ROHIT SHARMA*#INDvSL— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 22, 2017
Looks like there is power in the air too. Sixes really travelling here in Indore. Bowlers will need towels tonight, more to wipe their tears.#INDvsSL
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 22, 2017
Have said it time and again… no batsman is more dangerous than Rohit Sharma in limited-overs on featherbeds !!! A destructive, untrammelled force.. #INDvSL @ImRo45
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) December 22, 2017
Rohit Sharma reaches his hundred off 35 balls – the joint-fastest T20I hundred #INDvSL #2ndT20I pic.twitter.com/y6wkM0qwPX
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 22, 2017
Sent this to a friend today at 721 pm around the 4th over. Waah ,feel like nostradamus of the day. Rohit Sharma, what an innings, what a week for him .Amazing pic.twitter.com/R9ss6PIzTG
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 22, 2017
