India and Sun Risers Hyderabad opener, Shikhar Dhawan, gained a lot of popularity on Twitter after his match-winning innings against Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad tonight. After putting the opposition in to bat, David Warner and his men restricted them to 138-7 in 20 overs. The home team then chased the target comprehensively on the back of Dhawan’s knock.
In what was his 28th IPL half-century, Dhawan ended up scoring 62* (46) with the help of four fours and two sixes. The fact that Dhawan stepped up on the occasion following Warner’s early exit adds more value to his innings. The southpaw was named in India’s squad for the Champions Trophy earlier in the day. It must have been the most apt way to celebrate such a news.
Watch how fans/critics and others reacted on Dhawan’s innings:
https://twitter.com/AvijitMaity580/status/861643795829407744
2 Min Of Silence For People Who Said Shikhar Dhawan Shouldn't Have Been Selected In Team For #ChampionsTrophy2017
Yes, Including Me.#SRHvMI pic.twitter.com/ia40l3tpLS
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) May 8, 2017
Good to see the Two Selected Openers of #TeamIndia Scored some Runs @ImRo45 @SDhawan25 Gud Luck fr the #CT17 👊 #SRHvsMI #VIVOIPL
— ✨افتخار خان✨ (@IKTweets) May 8, 2017
Shikhar Dhawan gets a lot of unwarranted hate on twitter.
Only David Warner has more runs than him this #IPL #SRH #Perspective pic.twitter.com/yQ0Wba2lql— Aditya (@forwardshortleg) May 8, 2017
Haters gonna hate#shikhar the #Gabbar will rock!
Excellent matured Match winning knock under pressure..@SDhawan25 ❤️❤️ #SRHvMI— Partha Mukherjee (@viratian_partha) May 8, 2017
The big plus for @SunRisers is the form of @SDhawan25 & the fact that he closed out the game. That, and the role of the two Afghan spinners
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 8, 2017
Just the kind of start @SunRisers would have hoped for. And they will be buoyed by the form of @SDhawan25.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 8, 2017
The good and a scare. While @ImRo45 and @SDhawan25 welcome #CT17 with brilliant batting, hope @YUVSTRONG12 injury isn't serious enough
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 8, 2017
