Sri Lanka Vs India 3rd Test: Twitter Goes Berserk As Hardik Pandya Slams Maiden Test Century

After an impressive half-century on his Test debut in Galle, Hardik Pandya justified his selection in the Test team with yet another brilliant knock as he slammed maiden Test century on the second day of the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.

The 23-year old, who had scored 50 off 49 balls in Galle, reached the hundred off just 86 balls with seven fours and seven sixes. In fact, he moved from fifty to hundred off just 25 balls with two fours and six sixes. He took 61 balls to reach his half-century but 26 runs off Malinda Pushpakumara’s over helped him to score the next fifty very quickly. The 26 runs that he scored off one over is now the most runs taken off an over by an Indian batsman in Test cricket.

Just 86 balls to get to his maiden international ?

Take a bow, @hardikpandya7! ⚡#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/31ZBI2vRy4

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 13, 2017

India were in a spot of bother after losing Wriddhiman Saha early on the third day but Pandya batted India to a position of strength. He shared 62 and 20 runs with Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami for the eighth and ninth wicket respectively before going berserk as India finished the innings on 487. Pandya was the last man to be dismissed when his shot went straight into Dilruwan Perera‘s hand at sweeper cover. The India allrounder scored 108 off 96 balls with the help of 8 fours and 7 well-timed sixes.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Pandya’s innings:

Wow ! What an incredible century by @hardikpandya7 . Well done mere KungFu Pandya. Mazaa aa gaya.#INDvSL

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 13, 2017

100 in a session too for @hardikpandya7 . Extraordinary ability to move up a gear but it was the first 50 that interested me more.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 13, 2017

What an unbelievable innings by Hardik Pandya.Counter attack at its best.Scored his first 50 of 61 balls ,the second of 25.Brilliant#INDvSL

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 13, 2017

26 runs by Hardik Pandya in an over – no Indian has hit so many in a single over in Test cricket!#SLvInd

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 13, 2017

https://twitter.com/graphicalcomic/status/896620856834576385

What a Kallakal century by Hardik Pandya. Got the flair , matter of time before he is the superstar of Indian cricket !! #INDvSL

— Parvati (@paro_nair) August 13, 2017

Media : Nice knock.
Hardik Pandya : Credit goes to Jadeja.
Media : But he was not in the playing XI
Pandya : Exactly! ?#INDvSL

— Dr Gill (@ikpsgill1) August 13, 2017

Kapil Dev's first 1st class century came in Test Cricket..

Hardik Pandya's first 1st class century came in Test Cricket..

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 13, 2017

If Hardik Pandya continues playing like this, logon ka test cricket se vishwas hi uth jayega

— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) August 13, 2017

Powerful hundred from @hardikpandya7 Congratulations…also his first 1st Class hundred.
Very well played !!! #SLvInd

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) August 13, 2017

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