Twitterati lash out at Shikhar Dhawan after dropping a couple of sitters in slips

Team India is currently bossing the ongoing Test match at Edgbaston. Their bowlers have bowled exceptionally well on the third day and in the process are only three wickets away from bundling them out to a low total. The fact that the lower order is troubling them is due to the dropped catches at slip by Shikhar Dhawan. The left-hander has spilt two catches, one each of Sam Curran and Adil Rashid, and Twitterati is not at all pleased with his efforts.

Ishant Sharma’s sensational triple-wicket over had left the hosts reeling at 87/7 at one stage and the visitors had begun to entertain the thoughts of skittling them out early. But Curran and Rashid batted beautifully and stitched a partnership of 48 runs for the eighth wicket. They extended their lead and took it close to 150 which now looks a decent one given the conditions on offer.

Dhawan’s miserable catching

Shikhar Dhawan was slow to react at the first slip when Mohammed Shami found the edge of Sam Curran’s bat. The ball carried low to him and went for four runs as he couldn’t get down fast. Curran was 13 then and is still batting on 33.

Then in the 41st over, Umesh Yadav bowled a beautiful outswinger and enticed a drive from Rashid. This was an even simpler catch as he edged but Dhawan was surprised and dropped the catch much to the amusement of England fans.

To add to his woes, Dhawan is also in the middle of a poor form with the bat. After bagging a pair in the only warm-up game against Essex, he could only muster 26 runs in the first innings and was dismissed by Sam Curran. He will have to play cautiously in the second innings and score enough runs in what is going to be a tricky chase for the visitors.

Here’s how they reacted:

shikhar dhawan is a usellss slip fileder ,shd be banished to the boundery #ENGvsIND

— Subodh khanna (@subodh1945) August 3, 2018

@SDhawan25 bhai thodi catching pe bhi dhyan dele yara, itne time se slip me fielding kr rha h leking catch pakadta h ya machli smjh nhi aata. 👎

— Vivek Kr Yadav (@vvk_kr_ydv) August 3, 2018

Shikhar Dhawan has been dropping catches left right and centre. Why not move him out of the slips?? Rahane is better. Ur thoughts @BishanBedi @vikrantgupta73 @virendersehwag

— Tushar Pandey (@TussharPandey) August 3, 2018

Wonder who is the brains behind @SDhawan25 selection in @BCCI test team and more importantly who then decides to keep him in the slips where he drops far more than he catches! #ENGvIND

— Ayan Chakraborty (@ayanc_99) August 3, 2018

Why the fuck do you have to smile EVERYTIME you drop a catch😑 @SDhawan25

— 🇮🇳🤗 (@TheCricketGirl_) August 3, 2018

Drop karke hasna kaam hai mera Shikhar Dhawan naam hai mera #EngvInd pic.twitter.com/7o7X7xjHjB

— shreshth (@magniificient) August 3, 2018

It annoys the heck out of me to see Shikhar Dhawan smiling ear to ear like a Cheshire Cat after dropping catches. Those drops could prove very costly. At least show how much you care, you idiot #Dhawan #ShikharDhawan #ENGvIND #ENGvsIND #TestSeries #TestCricket #1stTest #Cricket

— Sports News (@sportsnews365x) August 3, 2018

The Drop Man @SDhawan25!

He is out of form in batting & fielding. He should be dropped! #IndVsEng

— Nirmal Pathak (@nirmalpathak) August 3, 2018

Shikhar Dhawan is in the team thanks to family quota #ENGvIND

— Madhurzya (@FlyinGiggsy) August 3, 2018

Shikhar Dhawan dropped another and after juggling he has a big smile on his face after he gets up ! God this guy dropped 3 and every time he smiled after dropped. Why he is in the team when he is not taking this game seriously ? #ENGvIND

— Bhupesh Dave (@Bhupesh_live) August 3, 2018

So @SDhawan25 takes one and drops two !!! Back to what they do best…
actually hinting management to drop him by batting or catching standards. And that smile after drops, killer x factor #INDvENG #ENGvIND

— Shubham Chouhan (@Shiv_Linga) August 3, 2018

Shikhar Dhawan should be terminated from slips forever

— Tom Mathew (@frenzofanatic52) August 3, 2018

I dnt knw what is with @SDhawan25….whenevr he makes a mistake..he is grinning frm ear to ear….njoing the game is fine but not at the cost of the country….i m sure i wud never i mean never ever c @imVkohli do that..what say?@bhogleharsha @sanjaymanjrekar @cricketaakash

— Jay Sanan (@JaySanan16) August 3, 2018

Na Mai RUN banaunga..
Na Mai Catch pakdunga..
Pura Yuvraj banegare Tera #Dhawan@SDhawan25#INDvENG @BCCI

— Pathan Bilalkhan (@bpathan007) August 3, 2018

If Shikhar Dhawan doesn't score runs and gets out cheaply,he should say goodbye to Test Cricket. #ENGvIND

— Ansh (@HeyItsAnshhere) August 3, 2018

What Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan are doing in this team is beyond me. #ENGvIND

— Wanderer (@DisDatNothin) August 3, 2018

They don't even try to think that where they are playing laugh after dropping catch specially @SDhawan25 pathetic

— Sudhanshu Shiwarkar (@Sud5924) August 3, 2018

@SDhawan25 : how many catches will you drop & laugh without making runs.

— SN. Chand (@Ricky_VRSC) August 3, 2018

Indian Slip Fielders and the red ball are the same poles of two different magnets – always repel each other #ENGvsIND #ViratKohli #ShikharDhawan #bbccricket #BCCI #CricketMeriJaan

— Harshil Shah (@HArshil_SHah07) August 3, 2018