IPL 2021: Kedar Jadhav trends on Twitter after SRH's defeat over MI

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) poor run of form in the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) doesn’t seem to end. The team, led by David Warner, are languishing at the bottom of the table with losses in all their three matches. On Saturday, April 17, the Orange Army lost to the Rohit Sharma-captained Mumbai Indians (MI) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Chasing 151 runs, SRH started handsomely courtesy of a 67-run partnership for the opening wicket between Warner and Jonny Bairstow. But once the duo got out, the Sunrisers couldn’t adapt to the conditions at the Chepauk. Vijay Shankar promised with a 25-ball 28, but after Jasprit Bumrah got rid of him, the Orange Army lost all the momentum, and eventually lost the match.

In the meantime, after SRH’s loss, Kedar Jadhav is trending on Twitter for some reasons. The right-hander was a part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) last season but was released. Thereafter, the Sunrisers picked him up at his base price of INR 2 crores.

Here’s how the netizens reacted:

It sounds harsh may be but he is right. One experienced player like Kedar Jadhav could have changed the result. https://t.co/0yilpscwlX

— No_One (@No_one_22_7) April 17, 2021

"Kedar Jadhav"
Did they buy him for 2 crore to make him sit on the bench? Doesn't make sense! pic.twitter.com/zRuTypfK6V

— Raj Mohan (@raj_aarem) April 17, 2021

pathetic batting by #SRH remove Manish pandey better add kedar jadhav middle order #OrangeArmy #OrangeOrNothing pic.twitter.com/wiVohuJ21g

— Niranjan (@niranjan_51) April 17, 2021

I feel like Kedar Jadhav would do better than Manish Pandey. Agree?#MIvSRH

— Vinayak (@Vinayak__45) April 17, 2021

Why @SunRisers doesn’t play Kedar Jadhav in place I’d say Manish Pandey. He was quite regular for CSK and looks to be perfect on this kind of pitches with his shot selection. Good against spinners too. @mufaddal_vohra @CricCrazyJohns

— RITESH SHETTY 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@RSHETTY007) April 17, 2021

It's high time to try out Kedar Jadhav…we already ran out of sources, Kane is surely gonna play in the next game and give Jadhav a go, maybe he can solve this issue, you never know @SunRisers

— Ryan Ike (@RyanIke4) April 18, 2021

They already have, Kedar Jadhav!!!!

— Abhishek Tripathi (@Abhithecomic) April 17, 2021

Kedar Jadhav should have played today, in place of Manish Pandey.

— Arshiya Khanna (@arshiyakhanna7) April 17, 2021

Can't imagine how Virat Singh played ahead of Kedar Jadhav with the kind of inexperience middle order SRH has😏🙄#MIvsSRH

— IGautam (@gautam7781) April 17, 2021

Kedar Jadhav is match winner give him one chance

— PunniyaPrabhu (@BPunniya) April 18, 2021

Why kedar Jadhav has not given any chance by team ? Why trying with new youngsters all of them

— अद्भुत रावण (@Modern_Ravana) April 18, 2021

Srh can try kedar jadhav in place of pandey!!! Nothing to lose!! 90% fate will not change!!

— Aravinth (@fillterkaapi) April 17, 2021

SRH need to play smart cricket, feels David Warner

Meanwhile, Warner, the Sunrisers’ skipper, reckoned that his team needs to be smarter in their approach. He lauded the bowlers for being accurate, but he came down hard on the batters and urged them to learn from their mistakes. Warner also shared an update on Kane Williamson, who’s yet to take the field in IPL 2021.

“I don’t know how to take that. Two of us were set but it proves that if you don’t bat deep, you can’t win. That was my game-plan, a great piece of fielding from Hardik though. These are very much chaseable targets, if you get a partnership and if there is one person at the end, you can chase it down,” Warner said after the match.

“The guys need to play smart cricket, the bowlers have been fantastic and this wicket was slower than the previous wickets that we have played. You gotta learn from mistakes and it’s our responsibility at the top to bat deep.

“We have to move forward and keep having smiles on our faces. We have to speak to the physios, he’s (Williamson) coming along nicely and plays a big role in our squad,” he added.