Twitter reacts to Tim Paine sledging Rohit Sharma from behind the stumps

Virat Kohli is now the first visiting player with three consecutive 50+ scores in the MCG's Boxing Day Test matches.



He scored 169 (1st inns) and 54 (2nd inns) during the 2014 Test match.

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)

India has batted 122.5 overs before losing their 3rd wicket - The 2nd longest they batted for the 1st three wickets in an away Test inns since 1999.



India batted 126.1 overs before losing their 3rd wicket in the 1st inns of the 2004 Multan Test against Pakistan.

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)

Most runs in a calendar year in overseas Tests:



1212 Graeme Smith (2008)

1154 Viv Richards (1976)

1138 VIRAT KOHLI (2018) - most for India

1137 Rahul Dravid (2002)

1065 Mohinder Amarnath (1983)

1061 Alastair Cook (2010)

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)

Days like these when all the sacrifice and coaching of his father Arvind and early practices at the the “Railways Parkland” must bring great great satisfaction to Cheteshwar Pujara and his family. 17th Test century. Solid as a rock👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.

— ian bishop (@irbishi)

The first time Pujara has got two hundreds in an overseas series. This has been the year he has been reborn as a batsman

— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal)

Another great 💯 by a great player & by one of the nicest guys in the game 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Well done buddy

— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398)

Most balls played in Test cricket since Jan 2017:



4643 Pujara

3808 Kohli

3792 Elgar

3614 Karunaratne

3345 Root

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)

Paine to Rohit Sharma -



"Is it true Rohit? Did Finchie get you out. To be honest, the hardest two overs I played in domestic cricket last season were from him."



This just getting better and better 😂😂

— Neha (@NJagnani)

Tim Paine from behind the stumps



' If Rohit hits a six here, I am changing to Mumbai '

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)

Australia's catching not nearly as good as Paine's banter.

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)

Wonder why Paine gets all chirpy once Kohli is dismissed. Can’t hear a word from the bloke’s mouth when Kohli is at the crease.

— Shubhankar Deshpande (@kni8fyre)

Paine Auditioning for commentary there

— Shubham Sinojia (@shubh_sin4u)

Would be fun if Paine says "I know your wife is in it but you can't seriously like Zero" to Virat when he comes to bat next

— babu bisleri (@PUNchayatiii)

Kohli after Paine's banter:

— Abhishek (@absycric)

I think Rohit Sharma's general aura of talent is blinding the Australian fielders.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats)

I don't know what's more good about Pujara's hundred? His shots or he delaying Rohit Sharma's batting?

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)

Rohit Sharma (27 Tests) and Rishabh Pant (8 Tests) have almost identical Test batting averages of 39.9.



Rohit has 3 100s, no 90s; Rishabh 1 100,2 90s.



Both dropped once in this innings, dollies.

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket)