In a thrilling innings, Shikhar Dhawan not only turned the tide of a struggling Indian innings against the strong South African bowling on Sunday, but also managed to break a few records while he was at it. Putting his most confident foot forward, Dhawan managed to score his first century in three months in the Australian continent.
With the help of 16 fours and two sixes, he put 137 runs on the board before getting out in the final overs of the match, helping India finish with a competitive total of 307 runs.
Fans on Twitter were quick to react to the fabulous knock with each extra ball that Dhawan managed to slice in the gap. Here's a selection:
With the help of 16 fours and two sixes, he put 137 runs on the board before getting out in the final overs of the match, helping India finish with a competitive total of 307 runs.
Fans on Twitter were quick to react to the fabulous knock with each extra ball that Dhawan managed to slice in the gap. Here's a selection:
South African bowlers before and after Indian batting #IndvsSA pic.twitter.com/uaUhsZsnVn
— MoviesNowTV (@moviesnowtv) February 22, 2015Hey South Africans, this is Dhawan right now. Try and dislodge him. Good luck, ha ha. pic.twitter.com/U9smpkDoIJ
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARangarajan1972) February 22, 2015Dhawan To his critics pic.twitter.com/dFP3MWlG9Y
— TranceFormer (@friendlii_ghost) February 22, 2015How Dhawan played. 0-50 Dravid. 50-90 Shewag. 90-99 Sachin. #IndvsSA
— Maithun (@Being_Humor) February 22, 2015Dhawan's Mom: Hello ! Dhawan ? Rohit: Nahi Aunty vo Khel raha hai Mom-Beta Jab Phone Karti Hu tuhi uthata hai ? Tu batting Nahi karta kya?
— Sittu Sharma (@Sarcaism) February 22, 2015Dhawan has Aust wife. Tahir has SA wife. Dhawan plays for his country. Tahir plays for his wife's country. Joru ka gulaam saala. #IndvSA
— cricBC (@cricBC) February 22, 2015EXCLUSIVE PIC of those who were making fun of Shikhar Dhawan before the World Cup! #IndvsSA pic.twitter.com/p1CPDajsfB
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) February 22, 2015Shikhar Dhawan clearly enjoying the sasuraal advantage. #KheloDumLagaKe #CWC15 #IndvsSA
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) February 22, 2015The only way to stop Dhawan from hitting sixes is by building a house of an uncle in that area who doesn't return ball.
— SAMBHA (@sambha_bhilane) February 22, 2015Alia Bhatt calls up David Dhawan to congratulate him.
— Kartikeya Tanna (@KartikeyaTanna) February 22, 2015Dhawan trying a hit and run there. Not everyone is Salman bro.
— Dorkstar (@Dorkstar) February 22, 2015Proof that Dhawan is probably a wizard. pic.twitter.com/GhHdXGnS2o
— BuzzFeed India (@BuzzFeedIndia) February 22, 2015Ashutosh : What an innings by Dhawan! He deserves standing ovulation!
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) February 22, 2015JUST IN: Gilette sales drop after Shikhar Dhawan scores 100. #IndvsSA #SAvsIND
— Ashwin S Kumar (@ashwinskumar) February 22, 2015Dhoni after Dhawan's century pic.twitter.com/wr4xYlQ47d
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