2017 Assembly Elections: Virender Sehwag's record in threat; Narendra Modi hits yet another triple hundred

New Delhi: In India, cricket and electoral politics dominate the daily discourse. With India playing a protracted series against old rivals Australia and voting rites hitting a crescendo in four states, cricket and election became staple diet for majority of the Indians this week.

But a certain Virender Sehwag, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emerged as the undisputed king in social media on Saturday after counting of votes concluded. Once trends started emerging as early as 11:00 AM IST in the morning, talks of Modi hitting yet another triple century dominated the online discourse.

In the 2014 general elections, Modi helped Bharatiya Janata Party and its National Democratic Alliance to a landslide victory, hitting 336.

But today, BJP alone crossed that magical 300-mark, and for the second time, Modi has got a triple hundred against his name. And soon, Twitterati started comparing Modi to Sehwag, the only Indian to have scored two triple hundreds in Test cricket.

With it's allinces, BJP will form a new government in the key Hindi heartland state of Uttar Pradesh. They will have 325+ seats in the 403-member assembly. Here are some of the juiciest tweets:

@virendersehwag Only sehwag and Modi can hit triple century like boss in everyway — MADHURESH KUMAR SING (@mksingh1107) March 11, 2017

@virendersehwag कुछ भी हो ... तेहरा शतक लगाना भारतीयों को वीरेंदर सहवाग ने ही सिखाया है ... #Thank_you_UP
== — Vishnu Parik (@itsmeshri007) March 11, 2017

लेकिन वीरू पाजी twitter पर आए दिन 300 जड़ते है @virendersehwag https://t.co/COQ90cPvHe — MY RJ Rachit (@RJ_Rachit) March 11, 2017

@narendramodi has also joined @virendersehwag and @karun126 with the magical number by scoring Triple Century (300+) in #UPpolls2017. — Avinash Indwar (@AkMahali07) March 11, 2017

After @virendersehwag @karun126
BJP is third indian to score 300+ .#ModiNo1 — Avinash kumar (@Avinash19234290) March 11, 2017

@virendersehwag sir ek or triple century lag gai h.

— Raahul Bhardwaj (@rahulhitu) March 11, 2017

#Elections2017 @virendersehwag - you didn't see that coming .... @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/Hi98lVGgbm — The Sanju (@TheSanju1) March 11, 2017

Recrd for hgst score in a match broken by bjp scoring 324 in 403 balls @virendersehwag record of 319 runs broken bt strike rate was nt gud — Malay Mehta (@malaymehta77) March 11, 2017

@virendersehwag paji apka record toot gaya pic.twitter.com/zJFUFzMmPI — Kailash Kumar (@iamkailashkumar) March 11, 2017

Sehwag became the first India to hit a triple hundred in Test cricket in 2004, when he hit 309 in Multan against Pakistan. He followed the feat with another triple hundred, 319 against South Africa in 2008 in Chennai.

Last December, Karun Nair became the second Indian to hit a triple hundred by hitting 303* against England in Chennai.

For many, Modi became the third Indian to hit a triple hundred, albeit in a different sport.