Twitter reacts as Ravindra Jadeja "drops" the match against KKR

05/03/2018

Kolkata Knight Riders have exacted sweet revenge of their first leg loss to Chennai Super Kings by beating the visitors by 6 wickets. Twitterati, however, had a field day after Ravindra Jadeja literally dropped the match in 2 consecutive balls which took the game away from Chennai's hands.

Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings 177/5 (MS Dhoni 43*, Shane Watson 36; Sunil Narine 2/20, Piyush Chawla 2/35) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 180/4 (Shubman Gill 57*, Dinesh Karthik 45*; Harbhajan Singh 1/20, KM Asif 1/32) by 6 wickets

One man is pulling the crowds from Chennai to Kolkata! Dhoni! _/\_

The support for #CSK on the road has been one of the events of #IPL2018 for me. Much of it is down to the Dhoni factor. Only comparison I can think of is Sachin & #MI in #IPL1 back in 2008
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2018

Who would've thought Chawla would hold this record! :O

Piyush Chawla becomes the 1st bowler to take 50 wickets each for two teams in @IPL :-

☞ 84 wkts in 87 games for @lionsdenkxip (2008-13)

☞ 50 in 51 games for @KKRiders (2014-18)

Still an underrated bowler in IPL.#KKRHaiTaiyaar #KXIP #KKRvCSK #WhistlePodu #IPL11 #IPL2018
— Aditya Saha (@adityakumar480) May 3, 2018

And then this happened just before Dhoni came in to bat!

Dhoni doesn't have fans, he has devotees ❤ #KKRvCSK pic.twitter.com/xwS34MhzMn
— Burning Dezire. (@iam_za1d) May 3, 2018

The power of MSD!

A minute ago it was 3.3M viewing in Hotstar. Thala walks in and it's suddenly 4.5M. #Dhoni #CSK #WhistlePodu #KKRvCSK pic.twitter.com/SSGo0bxScF
— Prabhu 🏏 ‏ (@Cricprabhu) May 3, 2018

Dhoni has still got it!

Most sixes in 2018 IPL:

24 ~ Dhoni

23 ~ Gayle

23 ~ ABD

23 ~ Russell
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 3, 2018

Fun fact!

Dhoni v Narine in IPL:

25 runs off 52 balls at SR 48.10 and ZERO boundaries.

Dhoni is the only batsman to face 50+ balls against a bowler in IPL without hitting a boundary.

Also, his SR v Narine is the lowest for a batsman v bowler in IPL (min. 50 balls). #KKRvCSK
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 3, 2018

Greatest rivalries in the world...

India:Bangladesh

USA:Somalia

Deepika:Swara

Twitter:Facebook

Avengers:Dilwale

GoT:Nagin

Harvard:JNU

Ranveer:KRK

Dhoni Fans:Dhoni Haters
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) May 3, 2018

So that's why Gill dropped the catch...

Shubman gill Drops A Dolly. Forget Bowlers, Even Fielders Are Under Pressure When MS Dhoni Is On The Crease. 💪💛 #WhistlePodu #Dhoni
— Dhiraj Nainani (@nainanidhiraj22) May 3, 2018

The umpire should just give the wicket, haven't they heard of "Dhoni Review System"?

Once dhoni took a review.. Better the batsman should pack up and start walking to the pavilion , what a review by Mahi😘😘 #CSKvsKKR
— bobby bhaskar (@bobbybhaskar3) May 3, 2018

Then Jaddu dropped those catches!

2 Catches Dropped In 2 Balls By Sir Jadeja. Don't Blame Me. It's Really Difficult To Focus On The Ball And Twitter At The Same Time. 🙄 #KKRvCSK #KKRvsCSK
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 3, 2018

Why is he still in the team!

Ravindra Jadeja, the only player in the history of IPL who played 8 games in a row for a franchise not as a batsman or a bowler but as a fielder.
— Ojas Rohit's Warrior Korde (@Ojasism) April 30, 2018

Tweet of the day!

How Dhoni sees Jadeja

Vs

How everyone sees Jadeja.#KKRvCSK pic.twitter.com/c1UfHGP6MJ
— Chetan_K (@ChetanK1007) May 3, 2018

Hope Dhoni got the hint!

Sir Jadeja, by dropping the catches, was actually hinting Dhoni to drop him from the team. Such a selfless cricketer! Team man to the core! Legend! #IPL #CSK
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 3, 2018

What an innings by this young lad!

Shubman Gill gets to bat in the top order for the first time this season and he delivers with a match-winning fifty.

He was sent in at No.7 four times and No. 6 once before getting to bat at No. 4 today. #KKRvCSK
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 3, 2018

CSK are perfectly poised to win in the finals if they meet KKR! :P