Team India captain Shikhar Dhawan was seen sharing words of wisdom with the Sri Lankan cricketers after a humiliating defeat in the 3rd T20I in Colombo. The Men in Blues went down by seven wickets to lose the series 2-1 for the first time in 19 years.
Batting first, India managed only 81 runs on a difficult Colombo wicket. Kuldeep Yadav was the highest run-scorer with 23 runs while Wanindu Hasaranga chipped in with 4/9 while captain Dasun Shanaka chipped in with 2 wickets. Only three Indian batters including Kuldeep managed to cross the single-digit figure.
Rahul Chahar tried to put India back on track in the second innings but they didn’t have the runs in the bag. Dhananjaya de Silva once again steered the run chase with an unbeaten 23 after Minod Bhanuka gave a brisk start as Sri Lanka pulled off a series win.
Despite the loss, India captain Shikhar Dhawan showed character to share his wisdom with the young Sri Lanka cricketers. He passed on to his knowledge, the process he undergoes to prepare for big matches with the youngsters.
Watch the clip here:
#ShikharDhawan is absolutely awesome!
Imagine #Twitter, if this was #RahulDravid#SLvsIND #Respect
Video: @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/vnfsygJP7d
— Suvajit Mustafi (@RibsGully) July 29, 2021
The video earned Shikhar Dhawan quite praise on social media among the fans, who lauded Dhawan for showing character despite the defeat.
Here are some reactions:
Shikhar Dhawan said "Sri Lankan players wanted to know my process, the experience and I hope they enjoyed it. Congratulations to the whole Sri Lankan team for the T20 series win".
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 29, 2021
In this series, Dravid was seen talking to Dasun Shanaka, Shikhar Dhawan chatting to the whole SL team, while Hardik Pandya giving his bat to Chamika Karunaratne (and singing the SL anthem!) has gone viral.
That India even stayed despite several substantial setbacks was huge.
— Andrew Fidel Fernando (@afidelf) July 29, 2021
Thank You India 🇮🇳
Spirit of Cricket @OfficialSLC @BCCI 👌
Love❤️from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 !@SDhawan25 @hardikpandya7 #LKA #SriLanka #India #Cricket #INDvSL #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/8nWljHU2fF— Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 (@SriLankaTweet) July 29, 2021
Great to see Indian skipper @SDhawan25 talking to the young Sri Lankan team sharing his experience. 🏏🇱🇰🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/oIhNFZe36k
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) July 29, 2021
#SLvIND
Spirit of cricket ❤️
Man with the golden spirit@SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/sLq2kBTXov— Dustin Henderson (@ShyNi153) July 29, 2021
Thank you @SDhawan25 for everything. Enjoy your days ahead pic.twitter.com/pHi8lfLZS3
— azaff mohamed (@azaff_srilankan) July 29, 2021
It's great to see @SDhawan25 share his wisdom with these young cricketers. True sportsmanship. Thank you.@BCCI @OfficialSLC #SLvsIND pic.twitter.com/newI1rZ2qG
— Akila Amarathunga (@akilada) July 29, 2021
“The boys wanted to know what’s my process” – Shikhar Dhawan
Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, Dhawan believes that his experience can help the Sri Lankan cricketers going forward. He said:
“The Sri Lankan boys wanted to know what’s my process, I was just sharing my experience. I hope they enjoyed listening to it. And, congratulations to the Sri Lankan team.”
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