Gujarat Titans all-rounder Vijay Shankar became a trending topic on Twitter on Monday after failing to score big while batting at number three against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Fans on social media were stunned to see Shankar bat at No. 3 for the new franchise in the first game of the season. Chasing a target of 159 runs, Dushmantha Chamira dismissed Shankar for just 4.
The Sri Lankan pacer set up Shankar well by bowling a few short deliveries and then followed it up with a toe-crushing yorker, which the batsman had no answer for and was bowled.
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After Shankar’s flop show, cricket fans started a meme fest on Twitter.
Vijay Shankar asked teams to bat him at 3 in an interview months ago and GT took him seriously.- Arfan (@Im__Arfan) 28 March 2022
I think Vijay Shankar is the pogba of the cricket world- Mr.97_adi* (@ToxicThunder5) 28 March 2022
The Tamil Nadu all-rounder was a part of India’s 2019 World Cup squad but failed to retain his place in the team and has since been a target of cricket fans on social media.
Earlier, quick half-centuries from Deepak Hooda and Aayush Badoni helped Lucknow Super Giants recover from a respectable 158/6 against Gujarat Titans in the IPL here on Monday when pacer Mohammed Shami smashed his top-order with a sensational spell. blew it up
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Shami (3/25) produced one of the most breath-taking spells in the IPL, restricting Lucknow to 29/4 in the fifth over.
But then Hooda (55) and Badoni (54) took charge and rebuilt Lucknow’s innings with a partnership of 87 runs off 68 balls.
Hooda hit six fours and two sixes in his 41-ball knock, while Badoni hit four fours and three sixes in his 41-ball knock at the start of the IPL.
After being caught in front of Hooda’s wicket by Rashid Khan (1/27) in the 16th over, Badoni held on and played shots of his own free will. Kunal Pandya also scored an unbeaten 21.
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