Twitter reacts as India's nine-series winning streak coming to an end
After winning a record 9 consecutive Test series, India finally ran out of steam as they succumbed to their 2nd loss in the 3-match series to hand the Freedom Trophy back to the Proteas. The Twitterati jumped at the chance of having some fun at India's expense after yet another batting collapse.
Brief Scores : South Africa 335 (Aiden Markram 94, Hashim Amla 82; R Ashwin 4/113, Ishant Sharma 3/46) & 258 (AB de Villiers 80, Dean Elgar 61, Mohammed Shami 4/49, Jasprit Bumrah 3/70) beat India 307 (Virat Kohli 153, Morne Morkel 4-60) & 151 (Rohit Sharma 47, Mohammed Shami 28; Lungi Ngidi 6/39, Kagiso Rabada 3/47) by 135 runs.
Here are the best tweets from the day's action :
Savage!!
India is the new Sri Lanka #INDvSA #SAvIND
— गंडक (@gali_ka_gandak) January 17, 2018
Sunny just being funny
Shastri: Third ke liye kya strategy hai?
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) January 17, 2018
Kohli: Paaji abb koi reception nahi!
Shastri: Arey bc third test ki baat Kr raha hun#INDvSA
Please do this
Devilliers is a Freak ! That body needs to have a test ... Get his DNA test ! Clone him ... #INDvSA
— BR€VANTH7 (@RevanthBR7) January 17, 2018
Moriarty just being himself
Shami has defeated Rohit Sharma to become the best nightwatchman of Indian team. He will now compete with Ishant Sharma to hold his title.
— Moriarty (@DesiOptimystic) January 17, 2018
😂😂😂#IndvSA #IndvsSA #SAvIND #SAvsIND
Every Indian right now
You switch on the tv..a wicket goes
— karvin (@karvdebest) January 17, 2018
You switch on @cricbuzz.. a wicket goes
You turn on the radio..a wicket goes
does it happen to you??or m i the panvati??#INDvSA
At least we kept the record intact
Well done #BCCI. You guys are the real champs today. Our overseas test records remain stuff of legends. #INDvSA
— Rahul Deo Bharadwaj (@deo26) January 17, 2018
Not a guess, it's the truth
#INDvSA
— Dr ☢ Deth (@doctor_dushyant) January 17, 2018
Rarely do you see a batsman of such calibre being so bored out there and itching to get out via nothing shots. Flat track bullying is his USP, I guess.
(Rohit Sharma)#atleast_fucking_try #why_are_you_bored
Let’s file petition to bring Kumble back
@bhogleharsha @cricbuzz @ESPNcricinfo this test was lost after team selection. Easy to see now but if Kumble was there he wouldn't allow such haphazard approach to counter last test. This is a failure to learn frm the previous failure. #INDvSA
— Opher Moses (@Maccabi_Mumbai) January 17, 2018
Spot on!!
#INDvSA
— SirCaustic_Soda (@SirCaustic_Soda) January 17, 2018
Difference in Team India's performance in Home & Away conditions is as much as a Politician before & after election.
Ravi Shastri right now
Ha ha haaaa This man #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/msX4HEpxeQ
— Younus Bashir(یونس بشیر) (@younustraluk) January 17, 2018
Indian fans at everynukkad today
After watching #IndvSA match, I wonder I would have played cricket instead of studying. Might have scored some runs atleast. Indian team need #Foreignaid
— Nitin Goswami (@nitingoswami) January 17, 2018
Twitter never forgives
@BCCI @ICC Aaj kal haar se jyada Twitter pe trolling se dar lagta hai
— Sunny Jadhav (@thewitty_soul) January 17, 2018
- Virat Kohli 🤣🤣#INDvSA #SAvIND
Please take a note of this BCCI
I feel Indian cricketers should now start playing leagues in Australia, South Africa, England. The stats are getting very poor!#SAvIND #INDvSA #RSAvIND #IndvsSA #IndvSAonSonyTen3 #BCCI
— Nikhil Aditya (@nikhiladitya_g) January 17, 2018
And please enough with this joke already
#Lungi #ngidi got 5 wickets in his debut match !!
— Abinash kumar (@Abinas300) January 17, 2018
He should perform #LungiDance 😂 😂 #INDvSA #SAvIND