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Twitter furious with MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav as England beat India in 2019 Cricket World Cup

Dixit Bhargav
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Twitter furious with MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav as England beat India in 2019 Cricket World Cup

Twitter furious with MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav: Twitter failed to understand Indian batsmen’s approach in the slog overs.

During the 38th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and India at Edgbaston, England defeated India by 31 runs to register their fifth victory of the tournament. In what was a near must-win match for England, a victory means they can still easily qualify for the semi-finals.

Chasing a 338-run target, India got off to a mediocre start. A 138-run partnership for the second wicket between vice-captain Rohit Sharma (102) and captain Virat Kohli (66) brought India back into the contest but some smart bowling and exceptional fielding from English saw them defending the total.

As far as the Indian camp is concerned, last established duo of Mahendra Singh Dhoni (42) and Kedar Jadhav’s (12) lack of intent in the slog overs saw them alluring a lot of criticism and rightly so. Agreed that it wasn’t the easiest of target to chase but the duo could have easily put in a better effort against the hosts.

While India needed 71 runs in five overs, Dhoni and Jadhav scored 39 runs without taking much risk. Them not even attempting big shots didn’t go down well with the Indian fans and former cricketers. India eventually scored 306/5 in 50 overs.

After England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bat, the hosts scored 337/7 in their allotted quota of 50 overs. Opening batsman Jonny Bairstow top-scored for his team scoring his eighth ODI century, 111 (109), with the help of 10 fours and six sixes. With bowling figures of 10-1-69-5, India fast bowler Mohammed Shami was the pick of their bowlers

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Dixit Bhargav

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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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