Rory Joseph Burns dismissal vs Pakistan: Twitterati slam Burns for shushing Pakistani fielders after getting out

Rory Joseph Burns dismissal vs Pakistan: The English opening batsman was out cheaply for the second time in this match.

During the fourth day of the first Test of the ongoing Pakistan’s tour of England in Manchester, Pakistan bowler Mohammad Abbas drew first blood in the fourth innings in the form of England opening batsman Rory Burns.

It all happened on the first delivery of the 12th over when Abbas found Burns wanting in front of the stumps. Despite the batsman opting for a review, he had to walk back to the pavilion due to the umpire’s call.

Having opened the batting alongside Dom Sibley, Burns ended up scoring 10 (28) with the help of one four. His long walk back to the pavilion witnesses him having a word or two with Pakistani fielders especially spinner Yasir Shah.

Burns, who was seen shushing the Pakistani fielders, was subsequently slammed on social media platform Twitter for his gesture despite his dual failure in the match.

Earlier, England bundled out Pakistan for 169 in 46.4 overs as Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer were among the wickets this morning.

Chasing a 277-run target, England have scored 55/1 in 22 overs at lunch on Day 4. Needing 222 runs to win the match, there are strong chances of the match ending today itself. It is worth mentioning that England’s recent record has seen them losing the first match of a Test series on multiple occasions.

Rory Joseph Burns dismissal vs Pakistan

Excellent delivery from Mohammad Abbas 😯 , Rory Burns gone lbw , Much needed wicket for Pakistan 🇵🇰
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 – 27/1 (12)
#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/XxSP9dKY8B

— Mathan Writes (@Cric_writes7) August 8, 2020

Some words exchange between Yasir Shah and Rory Burns who certainly wasn’t pleased with Umps call. #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/zwih2FhE4s

— Izz (@Pacebouncy) August 8, 2020

How Twitterati reacted:

When you’ve just been given out, the best thing to do is to walk back to the dressing room, not to tell the fielding side to shut up #ENGvPAK #Cricket pic.twitter.com/hzBeF5aA88

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) August 8, 2020

Hahaha Rory Burns shushing Abbas while walking off after being dismissed. Bruh

— Ahmer Naqvi (@karachikhatmal) August 8, 2020

Rory Burns sledging the fielders after being dismissed is almost the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.

— Yasir Dennishah (@DennisCricket_) August 8, 2020

Imagine Rory Burns, you’re the main batsman for your team and you score less in both innings of the test match then the opposition bowler YASIR SHAH, yet after getting OUT again instead of walking off you’ll ssshhing Pakistan team 😀 #ENGvPAK #Cricket @ECB_cricket pic.twitter.com/9y8TXzoXqm

— سجاد SAJ (@ImSajRizvi) August 8, 2020

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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