The Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham witnessed a blistering inning from Indian opener Rohit Sharma as he scored a century against Bangladesh from 90 balls in the 40th game of the CWC 2019. The Indian opener was dropped on early in the game by Tamim Iqbal. After winning the toss, Virat Kohli and men elected to bat first. Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul gave a great start to India as they brought in more than 170 runs for the opening partnership. Sharma laced his innings with seven fours and five sixes. As and when the Hitman came closer to his 26th century, the cheers at the stadium got louder. With that century, the Internet went berserk and hailed the right-hander for the feat.  India vs Bangladesh Live Cricket Score 40th ODI Match. 

Talking about the game today, it is quite a must-win match for the Bangladeshi team as a win here will help them stay in the semis. Whereas, for the Men in Blue, a win would help them seal a spot in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2019. However, after scoring a hundred, Rohit Sharma made way to the pavilion on the score of 104 runs. Check out a few tweets where the netizens have praised the Indian opener.

Rohit Sharma’s former teammate Yuvraj Singh congratulated the Indian opener.

Virender Sehwag also hailed the Indian opener.

Mohammad Kaif.

Ro-Hit.

Another one.

This netizen looks mighty impressed with Rohit.

As of now, the team has lost a couple of wickets and Virat Kohli has come to the crease. KL Rahul made way to the pavilion after scoring a half-century. India is in a strong position as they have scored 190 with 18 overs to go for the end of the first innings.

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