Rohit Sharma's double ton earned him much praise.
India stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma yesterday scored his third ODI double hundred, becoming the first cricketer to ever do so. He was in his element in the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mohali - and Twitter hasn't stopped raving about his splendid innings. What made it even more special for Rohit Sharma was that his record-breaking performance happened to coincide with his marriage anniversary. Well, true to reputation, Twitter hasn't stopped making jokes about Rohit Sharma, and we rounded up the best ones for you:
A few parody accounts on Twitter also thought of a brilliant way to honour Rohit Sharma
A lot of people made anniversary jokes
Others had another love story in mind
And, as expected, a lot of 'Sharma ji ka ladka' jokes were cracked
Rohit Sharma has dedicated his third double century to his wife Ritika Sajdeh on their second marriage anniversary.
"I'm happy my wife is here with me on this special day. I know she would have liked this gift from me. She has been my strength. She has always been there for me. You go through so much stress in this sport, and having them around is always special," Rohit said at the post-match press conference. "This is our second anniversary, but more than that, we won the game. We were determined to do the right things in the middle, and right till the end we did that. As a group, we are looking forward to Vizag," he said.
Rohit Sharma's
double century powered India to a huge 141-run victory against Sri Lanka.
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