Today’s tweets in the social media mainly revolved around birthdays and centuries. Cricketers Jasprit Bumrah, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, RP Singh and Ravindra Jadeja had their birthdays today.
Many opted to send them wishes together. Jadeja and Bumrah are currently in Australia as the member of the Test squad. While Nair and Iyer are in New Zealand playing for India A.
Amidst all these birthday celebrations, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and India’s Cheteshwar Pujara smashed gutsy centuries. Both these players bailed their respective teams out of extreme situations in overseas conditions.
Williamson was supported by Henry Nicholls in UAE as they took the scores from 60/4 to a position where they virtually batted Pakistan out of the game now.
In Australia, Pujara witnessed his teammates depart one by one courtesy to poor shot selection. However the No. 3 did not give up as he scored 123 from 246 balls. At the end of day’s play, India have posted 250 runs for the loss of nine wickets.
Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Ravi Ashwin and Ishant Sharma ably supported Pujara. Even Mohammed Shami, who has remained not out on the crease till now, has proved helpful. It will be interesting how far Shami and Jasprit Bumrah takes India’s scores tomorrow.
Here are the tweets of the day:
1. Ajmal tweets for Yasir
Congratulations @yasirshah on breaking 82 year old record, fastest to 200 wickets in test matches. 🇵🇰 is proud of you.
— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) December 6, 2018
2. Viru tweets
There are so many lovely things about the great land of Bharat. Which is the thing you love most about our country ?
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 6, 2018
3. Kedar wishes Bumrah
Keep sending those unplayable lethal deliveries down the other end.. Wish you all the success in the year to come! Happy Birthday @Jaspritbumrah93!! 🎉
— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) December 6, 2018
4. Raina wishes RP
Played for the same team, went to college together. What great memories with you @rpsingh. Wishing you a fabulous birthday! Have a good one. pic.twitter.com/3NLVAQb1j9
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 6, 2018
5. Raina hails Pujara
Not surprised, given the impeccable batting skills you bring to the field. What a brilliant, brilliant ton @cheteshwar1 All the best for matches ahead! #Pujara
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 6, 2018
6. Bhajji has a special wish for Bumrah
Boom boom buuuumraaah happy birthday chotte veer @Jaspritbumrah93 may you continue to shine.. god bless you.. good luck with the on going test match in Adelaide..looking forward to see you bowl and take lots of wickets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 6, 2018
7. RP has an interesting take on his birthday
Looks like quite a few people were born on this date along with me. Here’s wishing a very Happy Birthday to @imjadeja, @Jaspritbumrah93, @flintoff11 & @karun126. 😊
— R P Singh (@rpsingh) December 6, 2018
8. Wilkins in awe of Pujara
Just musing that in time we could use @cheteshwar1 innings in Adelaide as a noun in our lexicon of cricket vocabulary. “He’s just played a ‘Pujara’ of an innings!” Thoughts? #AUSvIND
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) December 6, 2018
9. Moody lauds Williamson
Well played Kane Williamson, another quality innings under pressure! #PakvNZ 💯
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 6, 2018
10. Sachin wishes Jaddu
May this coming year fulfill all your wishes, @imjadeja! Happiest Birthday to you! pic.twitter.com/XuHglSS8EO
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 6, 2018
11. Ramiz thrilled with the thriller in the UAE
Keeping to it’s heart racing unpredictable billing this thriller has now NZ as the assassin with Williamson going for the kill with the most brilliant hundred..
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) December 6, 2018
12. McCullum hails batting skills of Williamson
Pudding and proof and all that. pic.twitter.com/KVKRfjGvhk
— Brendon McCullum (@Bazmccullum) December 6, 2018
13. Wilkins has a lot of adjectives for Pujara
Superb innings by @cheteshwar1 resolute, steadfast, single-minded, dependable, unflappable…every attribute that @BCCI needed in this 1st innings in Adelaide. #AUSvIND
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) December 6, 2018
14. Sachin lauds Che Pu
It was a gritty innings from @cheteshwar1 under the circumstances. Congratulations to you on your brilliant century. Looking forward to many more knocks like this in the series. #AUSvIND #FightOfMight pic.twitter.com/MwhPN8BGW3
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 6, 2018
15. Laxman has a few words for the resilient Pujara
A display of tremendous resilience , grit and fight from @cheteshwar1 Pujara. A really special innings.
India need to bowl well and not let Australia get away with a big lead.#IndvAus— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 6, 2018