Twitter reacts as Cheteshwar Pujara entertains the crowd with yet another marathon

01/24/2018

Indian batsmen succumbed to South African fast bowlers yet again, but thankfully Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara put up fifties to keep things competitive. Twitterati showered praises on Pujara, who put up another marathon, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who scalped an early SA wicket right in the end.

Brief scores: India 187 (Virat Kohli 54, Cheteshwar Pujara 50; Lungi Ngidi 7/1, Vernon Philander 22/1) lead South Africa 6/1 (D Algar 4; B Kumar 3/1) by 181 runs.

Virat Kohli: The humble soul! :P

Kohli is cricket pundits dream when it comes to selection. Always gives something to write about. #SAvIND
— cricBC (@cricBC) January 24, 2018

Rohit Sharma fans were not happy after his exclusion!

Rohit sharma dropped ????? , What's the point giving him 2 tests and dropping him again, as if he is the only failure, Virat Kohli you better back either Rahane or Rohit for some more time, now what if Rahane fails,i have no doubt Virat fails in this green pitch though
— Dr.Varun (@RachapudiVarun) January 24, 2018

And India are off to a bad start, ROUTINE!

& many are calling KL Rahul technically sound ..LOL
— MAGGIE 🇮🇳 (@BornAkkian) January 24, 2018

Hell man!!! Why kl rahul n murali vijay is still there inspite of non performance.why rohit only have to pay for underperformance,ridiculous
— संग्रामसिंह पाटील (@SAMPINU) January 24, 2018

Indian batting in this series!

Indian batting in #SAvIND series pic.twitter.com/GjfjOYfOsv
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 24, 2018

Then came Pujara!

Cheteshwar Pujara playing for a draw already. That's what you call intent. #SAvINDv
— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) January 24, 2018

KL Rahul & Dhawan would have gotten out 10 times in the number of balls Pujara has faced till now.
— Clive (@vanillawallah) January 24, 2018

Now that is called confidence! xD

Best thing I like about Pujara is his confidence. Not saying because he is 0 off 46 balls. But because he has put himself on the IPL auction roster for 75 lakhs.
— I dont know anything. (@ABVan) January 24, 2018

Truth bomb!

KL Rahul & Dhawan would have gotten out 10 times in the number of balls Pujara has faced till now.
— Clive (@vanillawallah) January 24, 2018

Virat Kohli also joined the party!

Virat Kohli becomes the first Asian skipper to score two fifty-plus scores in a Test series in South Africa. #SAvIND
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) January 24, 2018

Virat Kohli is turning out to be a lone warrior for India in the ongoing series. #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/Hm1fJt2hMy
— #SAvIND #SAvIND (@INDCricNews) January 24, 2018

Rohit Sharma fans surfacing after Rahane fails to score big!

Murali vijay Kl rahul nd Ajinkya rahane failed....but they kept on blaming ROHIT SHARMA😂😂#ROHITSHARMA #INDvsSA #rohit sharma4ever
— Rohan (@Im_Ro45___) January 24, 2018

When the batting order collapsed the team turned their heads to Bhuvi!

#INDvSA #SAvIND

pic-1: Kohli watching KL Rahul

pic-2: Kohli watching Bhuvi pic.twitter.com/5HsW96xaUK
— ₮rainer ₮eacher ₮railblazer (@amlan_bhat) January 24, 2018

Fun facts!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's batting average in #SAvIND series is 34.00. Only Virat Kohli averages more (49.00) for India.

May be Virat could have played him as a specialist batsman at Centurion if not as a bowler.#INDvSA
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) January 24, 2018

34: Balls faced by Bhuvi Kumar in this innings so far.

34: Balls faced by KL Rahul, Parthiv Patel and Hardik Pandya in this innings. #SAvInd
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) January 24, 2018