India vice-captain Rohit Sharma slammed his 28th hundred during the second ODI against West Indies in Visakhapatnam. The right-handed opener reached the landmark in the 34th over of fist innings.
Rohit took 107 balls to complete his ton. He smashed 11 fours and two sixes in the run-up to his century. Soon after, KL Rahul also brought up his 3rd ODI hundred. He reached the mark in 102 deliveries. This was also Rahul’s first ton at home.
Earlier, Windies skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss and asked the hosts to bat first. But his decision backfired as Rohit and Rahul went on to stitch a solid partnership of 227 runs for the opening wicket, helping India in seizing control of the match.
Rahul was the first to go after he sliced Alzarri Joseph’s delivery to Roston Chase at the third man position. He was dismissed for 102.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Scoring a century in ODIs has become easy-peasy for Rohit Sharma😊
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 18, 2019
Doing normal things. For @ImRo45 scoring a ODI hundred this year is just a normal thing. Kamal ka saal!#Rohit #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/sMi90zxhe2
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) December 18, 2019
1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ number 28 for Rohit 'Hitman' Sharma! What an innings this has been. #INDvWI #PlayBold
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) December 18, 2019
Most ODI 100s since the start of 2017:
18 – ROHIT SHARMA
17 – Virat Kohli
9 – Jonny Bairstow
8 – Dhawan/Babar/Finch/Root#IndvWI— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 18, 2019
ODI century number 2️⃣8️⃣ for Rohit Sharma 🙌
He is now ahead of Hashim Amla and sits joint fourth in the all-time list 👏 #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/QIy1oXhZhM
— ICC (@ICC) December 18, 2019
150 and counting…..
HITMAN on 🔥🔥🔥#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/BfJfcb6lM0
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 18, 2019
मज़ा आ गया…102 रन..#KLRahul #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/m2MVeE74O5
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) December 18, 2019
ODI century number 7⃣ in 2019 😱 – What a year. What a man 👌💙#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #INDvWI @ImRo45 @BCCI pic.twitter.com/ODue0EDACY
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) December 18, 2019
Saw an interesting statistic: Rohit Sharma has now scored more ODI 100s than Virat Kohli since 2017. 18 & 17 respectively. Didn't notice this. #INDvWI
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) December 18, 2019
Rohit Sharma is playing the West Indies and so he plays the falling shot! Except it is over extra cover for six!!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 18, 2019
Well played, KL Rahul #INDvWI
SCORECARD –> https://t.co/zkoZZyIEHd pic.twitter.com/QrvTrtHM4V— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 18, 2019
Another must-win situation, another Rohit Sharma hundred. No surprise there. #IndvWI
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) December 18, 2019
Most international centuries
in 2017 : Virat Kohli – 11
in 2018 : Virat Kohli – 11
in 2019 : Rohit Sharma – 10*#INDvsWI— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 18, 2019
Yeh hain Sharma Ji ke bete, Century Mills ke waaris 😎@ImRo45 💯
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) December 18, 2019
3️⃣rd International 💯 for @klrahul11!
📷 – @BCCI
.#IndianCricketHeroes #KLRahul #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/k5MZZZDmkM— IndianCricketHeroesIN (@ICHOfficial) December 18, 2019
Rahul brings up his 3rd ODI 💯 before losing his wicket. 👏👏
🇮🇳 – 227/1 (37)#INDvWI #OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) December 18, 2019