WC 2015: Record-holding batsman Rohit Sharma mocked on Twitter after scoring a duck

Melbourne, Feb 22: India's opening batsman Rohit Sharma was ridiculed on Twitter after he got out to an excellent fielding by South African captain AB deVilliers before opening his account.He had scored 15 off 20 balls in India's first match against Pakistan at Adelaide on February 15.

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Here are some of the tweets on Sharma, who has the record of the highest individual score (264) in one-day internationals and also the only batsman to have scored two double hundreds in one-days:

Rohit Sharma is like Gov Banks, never works on Sundays, Someone change schedule of India Matches plz #IndiaVsSouthAfrica #IndVsSA #WorldCup
— Anil Joon (@JoonAnil) February 22, 2015

"@ashwinskumar: Another RTI idea for those who want to do timepass - file an RTI to find out if Rohit Sharma really has talent. #IndvsSA"
— RAJAN PT (@Rajan_ptt) February 22, 2015

"@shaktinarang1: Rohit Sharma right now @coolfunnytshirt pic.twitter.com/1qviVRuZDh"
— jugal patel (@love_jugal) February 22, 2015

Doodh Manngo ge toh Kheer Denge, aur Rohit sharma ko out maanngo ge toh Free Denge.. #IndvsSA
— Sittu Sharma (@Sarcaism) February 22, 2015

"@MelodioOfficial: So finally Rohit Sharma after so much expectations turned out to be Rahul Gandhi of Delhi Elections. #IndvsSA" 😁 Exactly!
— Rahul Garg (@Rahul4Music) February 22, 2015

“@TheUnRealTimes: Kiran Bedi to Rohit Sharma: Relax! You are not out until you think you are out! #IndvsSA #SAvsIND”
— Kunal Khanna (@kunikhanna) February 22, 2015

Next match Rohit Sharma must run Kohli out. Then it completes the cycle. #IndvSA
— Arun Mysore (@arunmsk) February 22, 2015

Aaj Kamal ho gaya. Bhagwan ne selfie li. Aur Rohit sharma ne 200 runs miss kiya just by 200 runs! #IndvsSA
— Noel Nazareth (@hape_go_lueke) February 22, 2015