In the third ODI match against Australia, Team India won the toss and opted to bat first. The batting charge was led by openers Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan. However, after 5.5 overs, Sean Abbott sent Shikhar Dhawan back to the pavilion with 16 runs under his belt. The soft dismissal had Ashton Agar take the simple catch at short cover, reports The Times of India.
Sean Abbott gets the breakthrough in his first over
Shikhar Dhawan out for 16, #TeamIndia 26/1 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/jcR6ErMDxK
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) December 2, 2020
Cricket fans were not happy about the early dismissal and took to social media to express their disappointment.
Shikhar Dhawan and Soft dismissals. Sigh. #AUSvsIND
— SAM (@LoveCricket05) December 2, 2020
Shikhar Dhawan is subjected to performance risk.
"Shikhar Dhawan – Galat Hai!"#AUSvsIND
— Tanmay (@fast_hostile) December 2, 2020
Me after seeing Shikhar Dhawan getting out#AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/YHj1dHma93
— TeamBaan🏹🏹🏹 (@_teambaan_) December 2, 2020
Very nice @SDhawan25 , getting out is better than to stay there and playing dot balls
— AKASH SINHA 🇮🇳 (@akashsinha_IND) December 2, 2020
Shikhar Dhawan gone early 😑 #AUSvIND #INDvsAUS #AUSvsIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/fYk4e0Nm9l
— Asif (@DargaAsif) December 2, 2020
#INDvsAUS #3rdODI @SDhawan25 didn't seem to be in that rhythm from the past 2 matches and even today. I think dhawan should have been replaced instead of mayank and he should have opened with @klrahul11 as these both have a nice chemistry on feild.
— Dhruv Vashishth (@Dhruv80509254) December 2, 2020
Well done @SDhawan25! Score back-to-back hundreds in #IPL which is absolutely pointless and do nothing for nation when needed.#AUSvsIND
— Vamshi R Tunga (@vamshiwords) December 2, 2020
@SDhawan25 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/XFNOTRxD04
— Yogesh7 (@Yogesh773595039) December 2, 2020
You're missing your regular opening partner, you're one of the seniormost members of the team and it's times like these when you really need to step up. But no, Shikhar Dhawan will continue to disappoint and still face no heat.
— Vee (@Arey_Yaar) December 2, 2020
Shikhar dhawan is the most overrated player ever. Takes a lot of time to get set and then gets out without scoring much. Idon't even remember when was the last time he played a match winning innings. Very inconsistent. #INDvsAUS #AUSvIND #3rdODI #Kohli #
— Sarthak jain (@Saaarthakkkk) December 2, 2020
#ShikharDhawan has been surprised by the early movement unlike SCG here at Canberra,
couple of shots bounce back towards the wickets, has looked nervous 😟here then in SCG, wicket assist spin n #Maxwell brought in early coz of it #AUSvIND #INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #AUSvsIND #cricket pic.twitter.com/wXbN1CiEli
— Nasir 🔴 (@ahmeds0271) December 2, 2020
When ur 10 yr old calls out disapproval at the @SDhawan25 4 off Hazelwood as a slice& foot not going to ball, u know ur job here is done. @RK_sports @bhogleharsha #INDvsAUS
— sanjeev (@sanjeevsayeeram) December 2, 2020
Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer have been disappointing in the ODI series ! Hope soon they get back into their form and perform well !#AUSvIND #INDvsAUS
— Lokesh Prasad (@tweetsoflokesh) December 2, 2020
Shikhar dhawan comes to bat.
Ashton agar: pic.twitter.com/3wsRlJpBVY— Shin chan (@tumhibtado) December 2, 2020
Shikhar Dhawan… @SDhawan25 – played literally in their hands 🙌
— Meghan Deshpande (@federaltrust) December 2, 2020
On a scale of 1 to 10, how disappointed are you about India losing the ODI series down under?