Twitter goes mental after Rayudu, Pandya, Jadhav, and Shankar save India from another collapse

02/03/2019

It looked like India were heading in the direction of yet another collapse, but Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, and Hardik Pandya took up the responsibility and steered India to a respectable total of 252. The Twitterati couldn't stop raving about the performances from these players.

Here are the tweets:

Oh boy, this guy expected Rayudu to fail. He was in for a huge surprise!

Why Rayudu? Why not DK?🤔
— Rishabh Srivastava (@AskRishabh) February 3, 2019

Indian fans after India were 15-3!

Believe it or not,but @imVkohli is the key to India's success.without him,team is phone without charger.

Kohli hai,toh India hai,

Kohli nahi,toh India kuch bhi nahi.#INDvNZ #5thODI
— Anonymous (@iamSI01) February 3, 2019

People did not expect Rayudu and Vijay Shankar to play such a calm innings! A welcome surprise!

Good that India experimented by batting first and are challenging themselves in difficult conditions. Shankar was really good to watch and Rayudu ‘s 90 is worth its weight in gold. #NZvIND
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 3, 2019

Honestly I love each n every player equally. But after Nidahas trophy I kind of started hating Vijay Shankar.

But boy, thank u for today. This is how u won heart💕 Especially when it comes out as an unexpected one.#NZvInd #5thODI
— Abhipsa 💥🏏 (@Ap_0718) February 3, 2019

Vijay Shankar's knock was calmness personified after the 18/4 mayhem that went before that. Such a chalk-and-cheese knock from THAT Nidahas Trophy knock.#NZvIND
— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) February 3, 2019

But, Vijay Shankar had to walk after a huge miscommunication between him and Rayudu in the middle!

Vijay Shankar: Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy

Neesham: Aaja Aaja Aaja

Vijay Shankar * runs ....... and gets run out *

Neesham: hehehe#INDvNZ
— Sunil- The cricketer (@1sInto2s) February 3, 2019

The real reason behind that run-out!

Rayudu reads the game so well. Figured out Shankar can become a competitor in the middle order so got rid of him smoothly.
— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) February 3, 2019

And then Hardik Pandya came in and did this!

Hat trick sixes by Hardik Pandya

Copyright @StarSportsIndia #HardikPandya #INDvNZ #5thODI pic.twitter.com/sIVn7WGHDe
— BiggBossKhabri12 (@biggboskhabri12) February 3, 2019

BCCI, please send all the out of form cricketers to Koffee with Karan!

This is how @hardikpandya7 seeing the ball today. Great comeback🔥 #INDvsNZ #5thODI pic.twitter.com/vdUiAEhnwz
— Abhishek Bhagat (@im_Abhagat18) February 3, 2019

Rayudu has been the pick of the batsmen in this series!

In This ODI Series:

Most Runs: Rayudu 190

High Score: Taylor 93

Most 6s: Rayudu 6

Most 4s: Dhawan 23

Most 50s: Rohit, Dhawan 2

-#GM_KaMI
— #ADilCricinfo (@Live_Pak_Team) February 3, 2019

So many Rayudu critics have been silenced!

Rayudu haters seething (including me)
— Akki (@CrickPotato1) February 3, 2019

2 minutes of silence for those who where choosing Karthik over Rayudu 😂🙏 #Rayudu #NZvIND https://t.co/ti90Eii655
— Come On Dhoni 🙏🇮🇳 (@madam_jadeja) February 3, 2019

Dhoni masterclass yet again!

Whatta man #MSDhoni Fireworks 🔥🔥🔥🔥Mindgame appeal for lbw then that massive run out !!😎#NZvIND #5thODI #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/7A1S3vW9vX
— 🎆 Logesh 🔥 (@stLogesh) February 3, 2019

LBW Appeal - Rejected ❌

If the bowler won't get you, @msdhoni said I'll wait 🙌✌

& Hit the Stumps ✔💯#TeamIndia #NZvIND #5thODI #MSDhoni #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/OdYhTolOGB
— 💫💥Archie Agarwal🏏💯💥💥 (@_rchi_2504) February 3, 2019