Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shikhar Dhawan for his unbelievable unbeaten 99-run knock against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) this Sunday, April 9.
While Ashwin admired Dhawan for his batting exploits, he also believed that the southpaw looked a bit angry while speaking to commentator Harsha Bhogle in a mid-innings interview.
Speaking on his Official YouTube channel, Ashwin stated:
“What batting, what hitting, and what maturity! In fact, during the mid-innings break, he looked a bit annoyed while responding to Harsha Bhogle’s questions. They were 8 down and Nathan Ellis performed a reverse sweep against Markande at that time and got bowled. Shikhar Dhawan got actually annoyed seeing that shot.”
It is worth naming that Bhogle had asked about Shikhar Dhawan’s strike rate after PBKS’s clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) before the competition. Here’s what he notes on Twitter about the senior batter’s run rate:
“Shikhar Dhawan’s innings will increase, which should raise, the question of whether you can have an anchor batter, particularly in these conditions. You can show to have raised your strike rate by the end, but the 30 balls at run-a-ball can hurt.”
Shikhar Dhawan’s innings will raise, should raise, the question of whether you can have an anchor batter, especially in these conditions. You can appear to have increased your strike rate by the end, but the 30 balls at run-a-ball can hurt.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 5, 2023
After Securing an unbeaten 99 off 66 balls, Dhawan shamelessly roasted Bhogle during an interaction, requesting him if he was now happy with his strike rate or nope.
The opening batter has been in huge form in this year’s IPL. Having assembled 225 from three outings, he is at the moment the highest run-getter in the competition.
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