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.
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan)
When he hits it, it stays hit!
Congratulations for 200 sixes in IPL !
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349)
SIX-MACHINE!
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Rohit Sharma becomes second Indian & overall 4th batsman to hit 200 sixes in IPL.
Most sixes in IPL-
326- Chris Gayle
214- AB de Villiers
212- MS Dhoni
200- ROHIT SHARMA*— Imran Hasan (@Imranhasan02)
Only the 2nd Indian to hit 200 sixes in IPL!
— Moulin (@Moulinparikh)
200 sixes in for HITMAN. What a player.
— Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket)
Thank you for those pull shots Sharma ji ❤️ मज़ा आ गया
— Manak Gupta (@manakgupta)
Hitman in Kolkata & Hitman vs Kolkata = UNBEATABLE!
Superb Batting
— Mangalam Maloo (@blitzkreigm)
On fire
— Aditi Singh Sharma (@ADTSinghSharma)
Rohit Sharma, effortlessly pulling short balls for six since 2007...
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek)
the best soundtrack in this game has come from rohit sharma's bat
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
Very few batsmen pick up the length of the ball as quickly as does
Quick swivel and it’s over the mid wicket boundary!
Joy to watch
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar)
Hitman in Kolkata & Hitman vs Kolkata = UNBEATABLE!
Superb Batting
— Mangalam Maloo (@blitzkreigm)
Feature image courtesy: Twitter.com /Mumbai
