Fielding has always been one of the crucial aspects of the game of cricket and fielders often define matches by taking catches. India’s stand-in captain, Shikhar Dhawan, did a brilliant job while fielding in slips as he took two brilliant catches from him provided India with much-needed breakthroughs, and braked on the opposition’s innings.
After winning the first match of the ODI series, India witnessed a rough patch with the bowl. West Indies opted to bat first after winning the toss and openers provided a confident start to the team. Shamarh Brooks walked in to bat at number three and stitched a crucial partnership of 62 runs with Shai Hope.
Just when the pair was looking to go big, some quick reflexes from Shikhar Dhawan in slip provided India couple of wickets. Axar Patel bowled the third ball of the 22nd over to Brooks on a good length outside off. It spun a bit and the batter nicked it towards slips.
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Shikhar Dhawan was fielding at the position and was quick to grab on the catch giving India the much-needed breakthrough. Yuzvendra Chahal added one more wicket in the next over as he bowled a full ball to Brandon Kings. King attempted a sweep but instead top-edged the ball. Dhawan made no mistake in catching the ball in slip and the West Indies were reduced to 130/3.
Here are the videos of the catches taken by Shikhar Dhawan:
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West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope (wk), Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh
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India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan
Here is how the fans reacted:
Brandon King 0(5) ct Shikhar Dhawan b Yuzvendra Chahal, West Indies 130/3 #WIvIND #CricketTwitter #TeamIndia
— Alok Kumar Vyahut (@alokvyahut) July 24, 2022
Shikhar Dhawan
Brandon King 0(5) ct Shikhar Dhawan b Yuzvendra Chahal, West Indies 130/3 #WIvIND #CricketTwitter #TeamIndia
— Alok Kumar Vyahut (@alokvyahut) July 24, 2022
Finally a thigh-five by Shikhar Dhawan for Indian colours after 162 days. The last thigh-five came against West Indies at Ahmedabad.#WIvIND #INDvWI
— Cric Top Class (@crictopclass) July 24, 2022
Make Shikhar Dhawan Permanent Indian ODI Captain.
— ÍŹ ÍŹ (@_Gabbarrr) July 24, 2022
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