While Rohit Sharma was the main torturer for West Indies in the Vizag ODI, it was KL Rahul who outscored him for the most part until they reached their respective centuries. Rahul was part of a 227-run opening stand with Rohit that helped India amass 387/5. In fact his knock helped India win by 107 runs to level the series.
While it once again showed Rahul's usefulness as an opener in the absence of the injured Shikhar Dhawan, the talking point was not so much about his hundred than it was about the way he celebrated. He put his hands to his ears and closed his eyes. When asked about it, he said let it be a mystery. Of course it gave rise to?speculation that what was it about exactly. Take a look at what he did:?
Now of course in this digital age, people cannot stop speculating and some fans decided to get creative when it came to using him for memes. Needless to say, some unique memes found their way on Twitter and they really are innovative. Check it out:?
It was a great knock without a doubt and possibly a good way to silence his detractors. 2019 did not start on a good note after he was banned by the BCCI for his comments on a TV show, but it is certainly ending well for him.?
Now he needs to continue where he left off this year once 2020 gets underway.??