Karun Nair became just the second Indian batsman to notch upΒ a triple century in Test cricket when he reached the landmark during the fifth Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Monday.
Virender Sehwag, the only Indian batsman to previously have reached the milestone, was one of the first people to take to Twitter to congratulate Nair on his feat.
West Indian Chris Gayle, who has two Test triple centuries to his name and a former team-mate of Nair in the Indian Premier League (IPL), almost sent across a tweet for the 25-year-old.
Karnataka team-mates Robin Uthappa and Vinay Kumar also congratulated Nair, referring to him as ‘kulla’ (short man) which is his nickname in his state team.
HereΒ are the top tweets of the day.
Yay ! Welcome to the 300 club @karun126 .
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 19, 2016
It was very lonely here for the last 12 years 8 months.
Wish you the very best Karun.Maza aa gaya!
Awesome achievement @karun126 πCongratulations on ur maiden 200πProud of u young manπ #INDvENG @BCCI
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 19, 2016
What an effort 300π @karun126 ππππππ keep rocking..His first test hundred and that's 300 not out.God bless @BCCI #INDvENG looks like 4-0π€
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 19, 2016
Welcome to the 300 club youngster @karun126 ππΏππΏπ #Super
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) December 19, 2016
Whoa....Mount Everest Climbed Again. Triple century in only his third Test innings. Unbelievable stuff. Well played, Karun Nair. #INDvENG
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 19, 2016
Now that's what we call amaze balls!! πͺπ½πͺπ½πͺπ½ well done kulla @karun126 !! Amazing stuff pal!! Super proud of you!!ππππ½ππ½
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) December 19, 2016
Take a bow @karun126 quality triple π―, India never short of batting talent, another emerges! #INDvENG
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 19, 2016
100/200/300 all handled with absolute humility.. Great day for Indian Cricket.. Great day for @karun126.. Way to go mate
— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali) December 19, 2016
Not often you'll see a chap get 199 and be nowhere near the top score in an innings!! What a monster total by India!
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) December 19, 2016
Wow!! Well done Karun Nair on his 303no. ππ»ππ»ππ»@virendersehwag is Chairman of this club! https://t.co/metKrOsQms
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) December 19, 2016
Congratulations @karun126! What a knock. Hope to see you play many such more in the future.
— Mohammed Shami (@MdShami11) December 19, 2016
Wow it's 300. Super kulla πππ @karun126 Proud of you. Wishing you more success ahead.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) December 19, 2016
Congratulations @karun126 . Scoring 300 not an easy thing.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 19, 2016
Wish you the very best .
You know what they say about Great teams .... They have to do a lot of Fielding ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #INDvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 19, 2016
Not a bad way to announce yourself into international cricket .#KarunNair Wish you many more runs
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 19, 2016