Rohit Sharma Hits An Unbeaten Fifty to Take India to 91/0 at Lunch on Day 1, Twitterati Hail Indian Opener's Sincere Efforts During IND vs SA 1st Test 2019
Rohit Sharma’s has had a poor stint with the bat in the last few innings. But the day one of India vs South Africa, the first test had a different story to narrate as the Indian opener scored a blistering half-century. Rohit Sharma brought up a half-century in 84 balls to bring up his 11th Test fifty at the VDCA Stadium in Vishakhapatnam.
Rohit Sharma’s has had a poor stint with the bat in the last few innings. But the day one of India vs South Africa, the first test had a different story to narrate as the Indian opener scored a blistering half-century. Rohit Sharma brought up a half-century in 84 balls to bring up his 11th Test fifty at the VDCA Stadium in Vishakhapatnam. Every stroke played by Sharma oozed confidence and needless to say that the netizens hailed his feat. India Vs South Africa, Cricket Score 1st Test Match.
During the course of his innings, the India opener slammed a couple of sixes and five fours. Batting at the strike rate of 61.90, the Indian opener batted alongside Mayank Agarwal who is currently playing at the score of 39 runs. The netizens showered heaps of praises on the Indian opener and the social media was flooded with tweets as he propelled India to the score of 91.
Here's BCCI's tweet
Check out a few reactions below:
Stud
Why any other opener?
Another one
Double hundred
It’s a perfect start for the hosts as after winning the toss, India elected to bat first. The first session was dominated by the Indian batsmen. Mayank Agarwal also displayed immense maturity and played with extreme poise. Full marks to Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander who bowled both ways with the new ball and troubled the openers.
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