Indian Opener Rohit Sharma started the Freedom Series on a high as he scored his maiden T20I century off just 62 balls in the 1st T20I match of the three-match series.
Rohit Sharma scored his fifty in just 39 balls and It took him just 23 deliveries more to get to a ton. He smashed 12 boundaries and 5 Sixes in his innings. And in the process, he became only the 2nd Indian to score a century in every format of the game.
The Indian Team ended their innings on 199 for 5, giving the visitors a tough task ahead.
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Here’s how Twitter hailed Rohit Sharma.
Now he has the highest score for his country in ODIs and T20i it confirms Rohit Sharma as India's greatest white ball batsman
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) October 2, 2015
MT @IndiaHistorypic Rohit Sharma showing path to Mahatma Gandhi #IndvsSA pic.twitter.com/quNWLyEpjc
— Veer Rofl Gandhi 2.0 (@RoflGandhi_) October 2, 2015
Rohit Sharma was downloading his talent at 4G speed today!
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) October 2, 2015
Trust me, it's not as easy as Rohit Sharma makes it out to be. #IndvsSA
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 2, 2015
Rohit Sharma brings up his maiden T20I ton as India eye 200 in the 1st T20I. LIVE: http://t.co/mS3BRtc5vW #IndvSA pic.twitter.com/myuCpoOURi
— ICC (@ICC) October 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/bhaiyyajispeaks/status/649956738246971394
Rohit Sharma lost his form.
— Maithun (@Being_Humor) October 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/Sarcaism/status/649951903078445056
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/649951708504702976
Insulted in foreign lands and a hero on Indian Soil. Is Rohit Sharma new Mahatma Gandhi? #IndvsSA
— Veer Rofl Gandhi 2.0 (@RoflGandhi_) October 2, 2015
Looks like Umesh Yadav has inspired Rohit Sharma#IndvsSA
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) October 2, 2015
Rohit Sharma is on fire! And all his critics are under fire!
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) October 2, 2015
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Talented call by Rohit Sharma for 2 runs. Shikhar Dhawan pays for it.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) October 2, 2015
Rabada and other South African bowlers watching highlights of Rohit Sharma's innings #IndvsSA pic.twitter.com/S94aOPv8fj
— The-Lying-Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) October 2, 2015
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