Rohit Sharma of Mumbai has once again lived up to his ‘Hitman’ moniker in their Indian T20 League match against Kolkata.
While fellow opener Quinton de Kock fell early, Rohit calmly set about galvanising a fine 90-run partnership with Suryakumar Yadav, claiming his 37th fifty in the Indian T20 League.
Yadav, after accumulating 47 off 28, including six boundaries and a six, fell prey to a run-out by Kolkata’s Sunil Narine. However, Rohit kept on trucking before eventually having to bow out with a 54-ball 80 for his efforts, including three fours and six maximums.
His achievement on the night led to a flurry of plaudits on social media, and we rounded up some of the best reactions:
Truth!!! Even better to see it in Wankhede. @mipaltan @ImRo45
Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan), September 23, 2020
When he hits it, it stays hit!
Congratulations for 200 sixes in IPL @ImRo45!#KKRvMI
VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349), September 23, 2020
SIX-MACHINE! @ImRo45
Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan), September 23, 2020
Rohit Sharma becomes second Indian & overall 4th batsman to hit 200 sixes in IPL.
Most sixes in IPL-
326- Chris Gayle
Imran Hasan (@Imranhasan02), September 23, 2020
214- AB de Villiers
212- MS Dhoni
200- ROHIT SHARMA*#KKRvMI #IPL2020
Only the 2nd Indian to hit 200 sixes in IPL! #Dream11IPL #KKRvMI #IPL2020
Moulin (@Moulinparikh), September 23, 2020
200 sixes in @IPL for HITMAN. What a player. #KKRvMI #IPL2020
Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket), September 23, 2020
Thank you for those pull shots Sharma ji ❤️ मज़ा आ गया @ImRo45 #KKRvMI
Manak Gupta (@manakgupta), September 23, 2020
Hitman in Kolkata & Hitman vs Kolkata = UNBEATABLE!
Superb Batting @ImRo45 #RohitSharma #MIvsKKR #Mi
Mangalam Maloo (@blitzkreigm), September 23, 2020
On fire @ImRo45 #KKRvMI #IPL2020
Aditi Singh Sharma (@ADTSinghSharma), September 23, 2020
Rohit Sharma, effortlessly pulling short balls for six since 2007…
Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek), September 23, 2020
the best soundtrack in this game has come from rohit sharma’s bat #MIvsKKR #IPL2020
Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75), September 23, 2020
Very few batsmen pick up the length of the ball as quickly as #RohitSharma does
Quick swivel and it’s over the mid wicket boundary!
Joy to watch @ImRo45 @mipaltan#MIvsKKR
atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar), September 23, 2020
Hitman in Kolkata & Hitman vs Kolkata = UNBEATABLE!
Superb Batting @ImRo45 #RohitSharma #MIvsKKR #Mi
Mangalam Maloo (@blitzkreigm), September 23, 2020
Feature image courtesy: Twitter.com /Mumbai