IPL 2019: Twitter Goes Berserk As Ajinkya Rahane Smashes Stunning Ton

The last few days were absolutely horrific for Ajinkya Rahane. His poor form in the ongoing Indian Premier League started the chain of bad news that were to struck him this month. He first failed to make it to India’s World Cup squad. Last week, Rajasthan Royals sacked him as their captain and replaced him with Steve Smith. Rahane was making it to the news for all the wrong reasons.  There were also calls to drop him from the playing eleven of Royals.

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However, just when everybody had written him of at least for the ongoing season, Rahane showed his class on Monday. Up against Delhi Capitals, the India Test vice-captain roared back to form by smashing his second ton in IPL. Rahane made his intentions clear by hitting the second ball of the innings for a four and never looked back since then. By the time the powerplay ended, he had raced away to 40 – his highest powerplay total this season. In fact, Rahane’s 40 is also the highest score by an Indian in the powerplay this season.

Rahane reached his fifty off 32 balls and took another 26 balls to enter the triple-digit mark. The knock was studded with 11 fours and three sixes.

TAKE A BOW, AJINKYA RAHANE!

1⃣0⃣0⃣ runs! His second hundred in Vivo @IPL! ??#HallaBol #RRvDC #RR

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2019

Meanwhile, Twitter was quick to hail Ajinkya Rahane for his breathtaking knock. Here are some of the reactions:

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If you wanna see real positive character watch @ajinkyarahane88’s #100 #RRvsDC

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 22, 2019

Congrats to classy gentleman @ajinkyarahane88 on his 2nd #IPL century??.. #Rahane #RRvDC.. Today he has been in a 'zone' after that very simple dropped catch by Ishant Sharma..

— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) April 22, 2019

Marvellous century by @ajinkyarahane88 has been the highlight of Rajasthan’s batting. Would India’s selectors have been impressed had he had shown such form at the start of the season I wonder

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 22, 2019

What a fantastic innings by Ajinkya Rahane. Play this way more often please, in T20s. And he's done it against Rabada, Ishant, Morris and Mishra. #RRvDC

— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) April 22, 2019

No Brutal hitting. Just shown timing and pure class a 58-ball century for Ajinkya Rahane…

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 22, 2019

https://twitter.com/TheJinxxKing18/status/1120355313415335936?fbclid=IwAR1wFELnaKkT2D-7vybO9jY1AQCMXDfzndpSMDvCSDiyWMHCZosmZZ65Rb4

He showed his bat to all his haters, even if he failed as a captain in some matches, he batted well in all.! Take this up haters.! Yesterday dhoni’s match, today it’s rahane, Experience speaks stronger than form!

— Dr.Tenma (@AvileshKumar) April 22, 2019

Then:-Drop Clarke & Mccllum
Both went onto score Triple ton
Now:- Drop Rahane & He went onto score T20 Ton
Something never change with Ishant sharma
Aadat se majboor??
Magnificent century Jinx,thanks for proving me wrong.#RRvsDC

— Suman Shah (@Goutamshah1) April 22, 2019

Everbody: Rahane should be dropped.

Even Rahane fans: He needs to rest a bit.

The whole universe: Rahane shouldn't play.

Rahane: 100* off 58

Fricking Inspirational!!!#IPL2019 #RRvDC

— TwoTimesTen (@let_me_die_tho) April 22, 2019

Always a pleasure to watch Rahane score runs. Has always been classy. Too bad BCCI chose Jadeja over Rahane. There's no way you gonna play Jadeja when you have Shankar/Pandya/Kuldeep/Chahal. #RRvDC

— Sagar (@sagarkinaaare) April 22, 2019