🔥THE MOMENT YOU SAY “MERIT,” ROHIT & kohli TURN IT INTO MAYHEM
Ajit Agarkar wanted to “assess Rohit and kohli only on merit.”
Ranchi heard that.
Mumbai heard that.
Most importantly — Rohit and kohli heard that.
And the response they delivered wasn’t a statement. It wasn’t a press conference.
It was a full-blown, high-voltage demolition job that turned the ODI opener into a live-action trailer for Why These Two Still Run This Format.
No speeches. No noise.
Just centuries, fifties, strike rates over 100, and partnerships that bent the match to their will.
🔥 1. “Merit Check” Turned Into a Massacre
Agarkar asked for merit.
Rohit and kohli replied with scoreboard explosions.
Three fifties from Rohit, a hundred on top, and kohli dropping back-to-back fifties like it’s pocket change.
Selectors wanted data?
They got destruction.
🔥 2. Rohit Sharma: FITTER, SHARPER, FASTER — AND SWINGING HELLFIRE
This isn’t the Rohit who ambles.
This is the Rohit who hunts.
Running quick singles, punching gaps, lifting sixes at will, batting with the menace of a man who refuses to be “evaluated” ever again.
Captain. Enforcer. Benchmark.
🔥 3. Virat Kohli: THE BEAST MODE YOU DON’T SUMMON FOR FREE
kohli didn’t just perform.
He activated that demonic, fire-in-the-eyes chase machine version that selectors never want to accidentally inspire.
Every ball calculated.
Every shot carved with intent.
Every milestone a reminder: Merit begins where kohli starts walking in.
🔥 4. strike Rates Over 100 — BECAUSE WHY NOT
Rohit: 100+ SR
Kohli: 100+ SR
In modern ODIs, that isn’t “good.”
That’s elite.
That's top-tier championship DNA.
That's “don’t ever question our relevance” in numerical form.
🔥 5. A 200+ PARTNERSHIP TO SHUT EVERY DOUBT WITH STYLE
Selectors: “We’ll judge you fairly.”
Rohit & Kohli:
“Cool. Hold this 200-run hammer.”
They didn’t just rebuild innings — they dominated it.
They didn’t stitch runs — they crafted a masterpiece.
🔥 6. And Then a 100+ Stand… Just To Clarify Their Resume
Because when legends click, partnerships aren’t strategies.
They are traditions.
Another century stand dropped with the casual ease of seasoned executioners.
🔥 7. ODI DOMINANCE WASN’T A gift — THEY BUILT IT
India’s ODI supremacy for a decade?
Not luck.
Not fluke.
Not rotation policy.
It was Rohit at the top bruising new balls.
It was kohli in the middle turning targets into chores.
Agarkar can judge them.
But the truth is simple:
You don't “assess” men who created the standard you measure others by.
🔥 8. Verdict: Agarkar Asked for Merit. India’s Finest Delivered a Masterclass.
Every question answered.
Every doubt roasted.
Every metric smashed.
Rohit and kohli didn’t speak a word.
They let the bat scream.
And boy, did it scream.
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