Cricketers congratulate Rohit Sharma on bringing up his third T20I hundred

The Indian cricket team has begun it’s England tour on a great note. They won the T20I series against the hosts 2-1 providing the ideal start to this long, gruelling tour. And how did they do it? They’ve got there in grand style in a high scoring decider. Further, India has never lost in a 3-match T20I series.

England posted 198 runs on the board batting first in the game. The pitch was a great one to bat and it wasn’t going to be tough for India to chase that down. They got there in a very convincing fashion with 8 balls to spare in the innings. With this win, Team India’s dominance in white-ball cricket continues all around the globe. It was Rohit Sharma who was the architect of India’s win in the game. The classy right-hander notched up his third T20I century at Bristol to take his team home.

Rohit Sharma was a delight to watch

Rohit Sharma has now equalled the most centuries in T20I cricket. When Rohit Sharma bats like this, you would only want to be a spectator. Rohit hit some great shots on both sides of the ground and left many in awe with his stroke-making. The 31-year-old has scored 100 runs in just 56 balls helping India clinch the series.

Apart from Rohit, Virat Kohli played a vital innings in the chase. The skipper scored 43 off 29 balls. Hardik Pandya with 33 off 14 with the bat towards the end and also a 4-wicket haul in the game was the star for India in the game. The Indian fans were overjoyed with the results of the game.

Many of the current and ex-cricketers didn’t leave the opportunity to praise Rohit Sharma for his fabulous knock. In the course of his innings, Rohit hit 5 massive sixes as well as 11 fours to help India bag a very convincing victory. Here is how the cricketers reacted to Rohit’s knock on Twitter:

Wohhhooo!!! What a fanatic win #TeamIndia! Proud to be part of such an incredible team & winning this T20 series #ENGvIND! @ImRo45 you beauty! We can never get enough of you knocking those boundaries & What an amazing show by @hardikpandya7
Well done guys! 🇮🇳 @imVkohli @BCCI pic.twitter.com/5qV57lQdW4

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) July 8, 2018

Perfect weather.. perfect conditions and a perfect result for #TeamIndia. Congratulations on the series win and all the best for the upcoming ODI matches. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/hHUEfbSoLd

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2018

Well done #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 on winning the T20I series. Great knock @ImRo45 and a brilliant allround performance by @hardikpandya7 today. Good luck for the ODIs 👍 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/6rE791vGEI

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) July 8, 2018

Pakistan beats Australia in a thriller & now in decider Hindustan beats England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 comprehensively that goes to shows that subcontinent teams are so well equipped in shorter format ..
But outstanding innings by Rohit Sharma..
3 hundred in T20 is something else .

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) July 8, 2018

Such clean hitting by @ImRo45!!
This innings was a pure joy to watch. Hope this form translates to the ODIs. (Thanks for helping my 19th over prediction come true! 😜) pic.twitter.com/xZnyAFm1Sj

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2018

Love Rohit Sharma.. He is God’s gift to batting #INDvENGT20

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) July 8, 2018

Great team effort by India to win the series.After the limited over series win in SA,another very impressive performance. The bowlers did a great job to pull things back & @ImRo45 , @imVkohli , @hardikpandya7 made the chase look easy. May we continue with the momentum #IndvsEng

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 8, 2018

What a sensational chase this has been. Superb hundred for @ImRo45 and India win yet another series. Intetestingly, India have not lost a bilateral 3 match T20i series yet. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/9Gec8rlyPS

— R P Singh (@rpsingh) July 8, 2018

Roooooooohiiiitttttttt shaaarrrrmaaaaaaaa u beauty @ImRo45 top 💯 brother.. great stuff with the bowl and bat @hardikpandya7 #ENGvsIND congratulations team india 🇮🇳 @BCCI Indian summer in England 💪🏏

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 8, 2018

Fantastic win from India. The bowlers were outstanding to restrict England below 200 on that surface and @ImRo45 makes it look so easy. 3rd T20I 💯 and as effortless as ever. 6th successive T20 series win from this special side #IndvsEng

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 8, 2018

Well then … Let’s get back to admiring @BCCI and @ImRo45 😀#EngvInd Congratulations !!!

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) July 8, 2018

Congratulations hit man another brilliant century well played @ImRo45 keep going 🏏@mipaltan @IPL @BCCI 👍

— Ishwwar pandey (@pandey_ishwar) July 8, 2018

@ImRo45 masterclass in Bristol #EngvInd 💯 #T20

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) July 8, 2018

England ham sharminda hain,
Talent abhi Zinda hai.@ImRo45 , what elegance and clean hitting. 3rd T20I 100, many more to come. Great effort from Kungfu Pandya with both bat and ball. Well deserved series win.
#IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/Mut6O2dLX7

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 8, 2018

What a chase this by India.. @ImRo45 as elegant and majestic as always against a very good side.. An absolute treat to watch #INDvENG

— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali) July 8, 2018