Twitterati all over Shikhar Dhawan for his tweet after being dismissed against Essex

Shikhar Dhawan is one of the best limited-overs batsmen for the Men in Blue. But his troubles against the new red ball in whites is well known to everyone. His footwork against the swinging ball is extremely vulnerable which leads to his undoing and the same happened in the practice game against Essex on Wednesday. However, there was more outrage on Twitter as he tweeted after getting out while sitting in the dressing room.

Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first. But Dhawan was sent back for a golden duck by Matt Coles in the very first over. He tentatively pushed at the ball without moving his feet as it took the inside edge only to get caught by the wicketkeeper James Foster. The visitors couldn’t have asked for a worst start to their preparations for the gruelling Test series.

Dhawan’s tweet

Every cricketer works hard at the nets ahead of the game and no wonder Shikhar Dhawan had also done the same before stepping out to bat in Chelmsford. The left-hander, after perishing for a golden duck, took to his Twitter handle and posted the video of him middling the ball while training and was extremely happy.

But the fact that he failed to replicate the same touch during the match can’t be overlooked. There is a lot of difference in practising at the nets and bringing the same form on the 22 yards during the match. Dhawan was also caught in a similar confusion it seems as he was caught in the crease while facing the new cherry.

Twitterati was already busy making jokes on him after his dismissal and to make things worse, the southpaw tweeted the video of him middling the ball in the nets. The fans were all over Dhawan soon and trolled him hilariously over the same.

Here’s Dhawan’s tweet:

Nothing sounds more sweeter than the whack of a cricket ball.🏏 pic.twitter.com/RkRBuBeU8G

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 25, 2018

This is how he was trolled:

Baah.. 0 me out hoke aa gye.
Aur tweet pel rhe ho bhai… Sahi h

— Misal Raj 🇮🇳 (@_MisalRaj) July 25, 2018

Aur bhai, Lankan aur Afghani bowlers ko miss kar rahe ho kya? 😂

— Wasim Sheikh (@iamwasimsheikh) July 25, 2018

Century missed just 100 runs #ESSvIND #gabbar

— Runjith SA (@imrunjith) July 25, 2018

Should Dhawan be dropped from playing XI of first match ? #INDvENG

— Rohit Singh ♈️ (@rs_social15) July 25, 2018

Will we hear this whack in match also outside Asia or only in nets ? 😂

— Rohit Singh ♈️ (@rs_social15) July 25, 2018

Plz retire from test cricket😢😢

— Sricharan Chada (@SricharanChada) July 25, 2018

Gabbar sir match me mt krna eisa please sir usme century marna

— Gordhansinghdagur (@Gordhansinghda6) July 25, 2018

Nothing gives you more goosebump than getting out for duck in the very first innings in a trial match

— jadav kakoti (@kakoti2011jadav) July 25, 2018

Aj to 0 pr out ho gye

— mukesh kumar (@MukeshMk62293) July 25, 2018

sale moving ball kheli ni jati tere se

— Singh Vader (@lavie_94) July 25, 2018

Game pe dhyn de bhai….tere se to acha @ImRo45 open karne ka mauka mila…kch kar lega test me v👍

— Dhairya Kumar 🇮🇳 (@iam_dhairr) July 25, 2018

Game me focus kro

— Misal Raj 🇮🇳 (@_MisalRaj) July 25, 2018

Sir 🐣 Vs Essex😛😛..I didn't like that sound sir 🤗🤗..hope that is the last duck of the season for you..#playbold #shatterallrecords #JaiHind #IndvsEng

— Abhishek Chand (@aero_abhishek) July 25, 2018

Toh Essex walo ko bhi suna dete Bhai….pehli bowl pe out hogye! 😒😒😏😏

— Hrishant Singhal (@hrishantsinghal) July 25, 2018

Pehli ball pe hogae out vo bhi county team se 😂😂

— Aayush sharma (@Aayu144) July 25, 2018

First learn how to play Test cricket !

— Bhupesh Dave (@Bhupesh_live) July 25, 2018

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