SA vs IND | Twitter reacts to Shardul Thakur getting nasty bump following Coetzee ‘headshot’

The South African pacers were all over the Indian batters in the first couple of sessions under the overcast conditions. As the bowlers made full use of the conditions on offer, the Indian batters were struggling to just maintain the status quo. As if the conditions were not doing a good enough job, India were struck by something even bigger as Shardul Thakur suffered the full brunt of the Proteas pace when he needed an extensive concussion test following a nasty Coetzee bouncer. 

It was in the third ball of the 44th over when Thakur was late to react on a short-pitched ripper that was dished on the fourth stump channel. As he missed the ball altogether, the Indian all rounder suffered a big thud on the protective gear. The Indian physio was immediately summoned for a mandatory concussion test as per the protocols. As Thakur took off his helmet, the force at which he had been hit was evident. There was a bump on his forehead despite the ball only hitting the helmet. 

The physio was seen spending time with the Mumbaikar and asked several questions to complete the test. He also rubbed the forehead of the batter several times before asking for a change in the helmet. It almost took a while before Thakur could get back to face the riveting Proteas bowlers. 

The Twitter community was quick to react and expressed their thoughts on this situation.

Tough delivery!

Not otday!

Lord he is!

Better luck next time!

Great fight!

Hahaha!

Agreed!

Great knock!