A batting masterclass from captain Virat Kohli and a typical century from Rohit Sharma helped India chase down 323 with ridiculous ease against Windies in the first ODI of the five-match series in Guwahati.
Kohli scored 140 while Rohit remained unbeaten on 152 as India took a 1-0 lead at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing 323, India made 326/2 in 42.1 overs.
The Windies batsmen did well to post a challenging total of 323/8, thanks to a sensational knock from Shimron Hetmyer (106 off 78 balls) but Kohli, Rohit made a mockery of the Windies bowlers to make a big chase look easy in home conditions.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Kohli-Rohit show:
Congratulations Team India on a comprehensive victory. Kohli’s hunger and consistency is extraordinary and Rohit Sharma is all class, a treat to watch for the wonderful crowd in Guwahati #IndvWI pic.twitter.com/BP2yGSkFuR
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 21, 2018
Too easy for India. Congratulations to @ImRo45 on becoming the first man to have 6 scores over 150. Makes batting look extremely easy. #IndvsWI
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 21, 2018
Watching @imVkohli and @ImRo45 at the crease makes batting look so effortless; but I know hard these 2 players work at their game #masterclass @BCCI #INDvWI
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) October 21, 2018
This innings by Team India can serve as a tutorial of how to chase big targets in ODIs and who better to teach it than the master @imVkohli himself. A big hundred by @ImRo45 too to guide India home. Congrats to both. Clinical stuff. #INDvWI
— Siddharthh Kaul (@iamsidkaul) October 21, 2018
Blown away by the performances of @imVkohli & @ImRo45 ! 🙌🙌🙌
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) October 21, 2018
Time all cricket portals put a 'Kohli Stat' special section on their site for easy quick access. This is like Diwali coming early with @imVkohli in such cracking form today. All WI could do is applaud, admire and learn! #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/GNAbxzBfEq
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) October 21, 2018
Batting Is Not This Easy. Trust Me. Don’t believe what you’ve seen from Kohli and Rohit today….unbelievable. Unreal. #IndvWI
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 21, 2018
What a partnership it was from the ICC ODI world rank number 1 and 2! When these two play together there's no stopping them! Two great centuries and one massive partnership! @ImRo45 @imVkohli #INDvWI
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 21, 2018
Top two batsmen in the ICC ODI rankings just displayed what makes them so great. Masterclass from #TeamIndia's captain @imVkohli and vice-captain @ImRo45 💯💯 #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/KzNRdrkQiQ
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) October 21, 2018
Indian cricket so fortunate to have one batsman every generation since the 70s to have extra ordinary ability and insatiable hunger for runs. Virat is one for this generation.
👏👏👏🙏#INDvWI— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 21, 2018
Double Dhamaka. Kohli and Rohit made it look very easy. Congratulations @ImRo45 on your 6th 150+ score, the first man to do so. Tremendous achievement. #IndvWI
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/ChaharDeepak9/status/1054033952439074817
Rohit Sharma has 20 ODI 100s.
But to think Virat Kohli has 16 more! 😱#IndvWI#IndvsWI— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 21, 2018
What a mammoth partnership! Rohit & Virat … no words💪🏼💪🏼👏👏🙌🙌💯💯
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) October 21, 2018
Special player special 💯 Mr hitman treat to watch always bro u beauty sharma ji @ImRo45 👏👏😊🙏💯🇮🇳
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) October 21, 2018
Oh hello chako ek hor 💯 number 36 🇮🇳 take a bow king kohli 🙏🙏🙏😊 @imVkohli
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) October 21, 2018
Does a chase over 300 get any better than what @BCCI did? #IndvsWI #INDvsWI
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) October 21, 2018
What a player 👏🏼👏🏼
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) October 21, 2018
Sixth 150+ for Rohit Sharma in ODIs – the MOST by any batsman.
Tendulkar and Warner have five each. #IndvWI
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 21, 2018
Most centuries by captains in ODIs:
22 – Ricky Ponting
14 – VIRAT KOHLI*
13 – AB de Villiers #INDvWI— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 21, 2018
Virat Kohli won the man of the match award for his scintillating knock of 140#INDvWI #1stODI #WIvIND #Cricket #TheCricketTimes pic.twitter.com/mLE8M7gnAc
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) October 21, 2018
Even a run-machine may falter but not @imVkohli! #INDvWI
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 21, 2018
