The veteran Delhi Capitals (DC) opener, Shikhar Dhawan became the 2nd player in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 to amass more than 600 runs. The figures are mind-boggling despite the fact that he has registered as many as 4 ducks in the tournament so far.
The swashbuckling player inked his name in IPL history in the league stage by becoming the first batsman to smash back-to-back centuries in the tournament. In a must-win match for his team against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Qualifier 2 on Sunday, Dhawan gave his team a much-needed momentum by scoring 78 off 50 balls and helping them post a massive 189-run target.
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Shikhar could have ended up scoring more for himself and his team but in a rather funny incident, the batsman walked off the field even when he was not out and even when he had the option to opt for DRS review.
Dhawan got out LBW on a full-toss bowled by pacer Sandeep Sharma in the penultimate over of the innings. Dhawan was trying to play a reverse ramp shot when the ball hit his pad and he decided to walk off even before the umpire could raise his finger. But while he was making his way back, replays on the big screen clearly showed that that the ball had hit him outside the line of the off-stump.
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Shikhar had a sheepish smile on his face as he walked back while Yuvraj Singh immediately took to social media to tease his former teammate.
Great come back by bowlers in the last 2 overs ! Not even A single boundary scored hats off natrajan and @sandeep25a pressure game execution to the point ! @SDhawan25 man in form but naam to jatt ji hai 🤪 how bout drs bro ? 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️ as usual must have forgotten 😂 game on #DCvSRH
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) November 8, 2020
Replying to Yuvraj’s tweet, Dhawan tweeted, “Hahahha, brother I thought it was plumb and I just started walking when I reached the boundary then I got to know it was not out”.
Hahahah pajhi mainu lag gya plumb hai tah muuh chuk chal paya jadh boundary tey pahuncha tadh pata lag gya 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) November 9, 2020
With 4 fifties and 2 centuries in IPL 2020, Shikhar Dhawan is just 67 runs behind KXIP captain KL Rahul’s 670 to own the Orange Cap.
