Twitter Reactions: Twitter trolls Shikhar Dhawan for another poor outing

India and Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Shikhar Dhawan’s dry run at the crease doesn’t seem to end as he once again got out for a single digit score. He walked in to bat tonight with minimal pressure of the scoring rate since the total they were chasing was 143 and with David Warner at the other end, all he needed to do was take his time and settle down. Dhawan isn’t one of the most assured batsmen if the technique is considered and relies more on his hand-eye coordination and loves to play the shots. This time round he was up against Tim Southee, who was swinging the ball inside him and bowling the Yorker length.

The first ball that he faced was an inswinging yorker and he tried to dig it out but it hit his boot and he was down on all fours. That must have been playing on his mind and Southee produced another beauty, in form of another inswinging yorker. It was aimed perfectly at his toes and was deflected off his front boot onto the stumps. It hit straight at the root, and Dhawan’s middle stump was out and so was he. The ball swung in late and there was nothing the southpaw could do about it; one of those balls you never want to face.

He could just score 2 tonight, his scores in the last five innings in the IPL read- 8 (7) against RCB, 1 (2) against MI, 8 (9) vs RCB, 6 (7) in the match against KKR and 2 (4) vs MI tonight. After being cleaned up on the field, Dhawan was also taken to the cleaners on Twitter, here are the Twitter reactions:

Shikar Dhawan since #WT20 2016
1
6
23
13
8
6
2#SRHvMI

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/722099062472728576

#BhumiPujan Shikhar Dhawan Departs. LOL!#SRHvMI #MIvsSRH #IPL9 #IPL2016

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 18, 2016

Shikhar Dhawan's last 5 innings in IPL:
8 (7) v RCB
1 (2) v MI
8 (9) v RCB
6 (7) v KKR
2 (4) v MI#SRHvMI #IPL2016

— Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) April 18, 2016

Shikar Dhawan since #AsiaCupFinal 2016
1 v NZ
6 v PAK
23 v BAN
13 v AUS
8 v RCB
6 v KKR
2 v MI
59 runs in 7 inns#SRHvMI

— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) April 18, 2016

First Name- Shikhar
Middle Name- Dhawan
Surname- Out#SRHvMI

— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 18, 2016

CONSISTENCY Word Should be Replace By SHIKHAR DHAWAN in Dictionary ?? ? ___/___ #ipl

— Deepak Sharma (@Imdeepak_s) April 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/722099997366288384

In the IPL so far. Dhawan: 6,8,13. Gambhir: 90*, 64, 38*. #JustSaying #SRHvMI

— Sahil Malhotra (@Sahil_Malhotra1) April 18, 2016

Even the birds flying over the ground last longer than S Dhawan #SRHvMI

— Appula Appa Rao (@Appula_AppaRao) April 18, 2016

That ball from Southee was too good for a player of Shikhar Dhawan's capabilities.. He can't play normal deliveries forget yorkers#SRHvMI

— Yashasva Tungare (@yashasva) April 18, 2016

Whats the difference between Dhawan and Titanic?
Titanic 3 hours 30 minutes chali thi. #SRHvMI

— Akash (@Gujjubwoy) April 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/harshraj81/status/722099738531606528

Things which last longer than Shikhar Dhawan lasts on crease:

1. Chhoti goldflake
2. 5 rs waali Dairy Milk
3. 10 ka talktime
4. My salary

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) April 18, 2016

Still a better opener than Shikhar Dhawan #IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/tufEH1umAh

— Abhishek ?? (@ImAbhishek_) January 15, 2016

Virat – Dhawan – Raina – Rohit Sharma

Continuing their consistency from t20 WC

— K I R A N (@TarakFanatic) April 18, 2016

Shikhar Dhawan is so horrible that even horrible word is horribly frighten to describe him.

— spiderman (@Desi_Spiderman) April 18, 2016