India vs Australia | Twitter Reacts to KL Rahul and MS Dhoni setting Chinnaswamy on fire

BySrijith Gopal,SportsCafe Editor

02/27/2019

Although India lost the second T20I against Australia, it was a really satisfying effort from the Indian batsmen, especially KL Rahul and MS Dhoni who added a vital 47 and 40 to the scoreboard. Twitter was flooded with praise for the duo and also heaped praise on the other Indian batsmen.

Some interesting changes for India! Experimenting for the World Cup?

Unchanged Australia.

India leaves Rohit, Umesh and Markande out for Dhawan, Kaul and Shankar. #indvaus
— 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 (@FarziCricketer) February 27, 2019

Dhawan had a really bad night in the middle today! 15 off 24 balls! :O

Shikhar Dhawan is struggling so badly that he should have announced his retirement at the middle of the pitch through stump mice. 😂 #IndvAus
— tichkule & tichkule (@fake_artiist) February 27, 2019

But, KL Rahul continued his fine form from the 1st T20I!

KL Rahul is back in fine touch again. Massive Sixes.#INDvAUS
— Phenomenal_One 🇮🇳☀️ (@kingslayer112) February 27, 2019

@klrahul11 has cut loose in quite sensational manner
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 27, 2019

Virat Kohli also joined the party!

Virat Kohli's brutal knock of 72 from 38 balls featured six sixes, the most he's EVER struck in a T20I innings. More room in the air! #INDvAUS
— Samuel Ferris (@samuelfez) February 27, 2019

Most sixes in an innings for Virat Kohli in International cricket:

7 sixes vs Australia, 2013 (Jaipur ODI)

6 sixes vs Australia, Today

The previous most he hit in a T20I was 4 sixes vs Sri Lanka in the WT20 2014 Final. #INDvAUS
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) February 27, 2019

Virat Kohli keeps unlocking achievements every match!

Virat Kohli becomes the first cricketer to score 2500 T20 runs in a single ground...
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) February 27, 2019

Most runs vs an opposition in T20Is:

514* Kohli v Aus

471 Stirling v Afg

463 Guptill v Pak

436 Shahzad v Ire

425 Finch v Eng#IndvAus
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) February 27, 2019

When MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli get going it is always tough for the opposition!

First MS Dhoni and then Virat Kohli have crossed 50 career sixes in T20Is in this match!#IndvAus
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 27, 2019

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni complete 500 partnership runs in T20Is.

They average over 100 as a pair.#INDvAUS

-#GM_KaMI
— #PSL4 #PSL2019 #PSLT20 #PSL19 (@PSLTvPk) February 27, 2019

Brilliant response by MS Dhoni to all those who have doubted him!

DHONI is NOT FIT for T20 as per 🏏expert.. ROFL 😀😀 🇮🇳 190/4, Surgical Strikes by 🐓Kohli and THALA at Chinnasamy 100 runs Partnership in 52 balls.
— P.J.Sreedharen (@PjSreedharen) February 27, 2019

And he did this to same himself from being stumped! How is this even possible? Is he made out of rubber?