Team India is currently locking horns with Essex County team for the three-day warm-up game in order to gear themselves up for the five-match Test series against England. They have struggled in the United Kingdom in their last tour in 2014, but this time around they are expected to make a mark and beat the hosts. However, the Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan’s failure to get off the mark in the practice game against Essex has raised more doubts in the mind of the Indian cricket fans.

The visitors had decided to reduce the four-day match to three days in order to reach Birmingham early which is the venue for the first Test match. Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first hoping to test themselves against the moving ball early on. But the flamboyant batsman Dhawan continued to struggle in the foreign conditions and was dismissed for a golden duck.

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Dhawan came on strike off the third ball of the first over as Matt Coles was bowling at him. The ball pitched at the off-stump and tailed back only a little bit which left the batsman was struck in the crease. Shikhar’s feet were unmoved and he inside edged the ball to the wicket-keeper James Foster. His tentativeness proved that he is yet to come to the terms with the moving cherry which has raised the questions on him opening the innings in the series.

Cheteshwar Pujara was also sent back early by the same bowler in the third as India were reduced to 5/2. But the duo of Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay have batted well since then. AT lunch, Team India was reduced to 100/3 with Kohli and Vijay standing at the crease.

Here’s the video of Dhawan’s dismissal:

📽️ Matt Coles strikes after just 3 balls as Dhawan is caught behind by Foster#ESSvIND pic.twitter.com/SC9RaitUIi

— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) July 25, 2018