IPL 2022: Rishi Dhawan face guard turns into speaking level of PBKS vs CSK

IPL followers have been in for a curious shock when Punjab Kings bowler Rishi Dhawan wore some sort of head safety who got here in to bowl the fifth over in opposition to Chennai Super Kings on Monday.

Dhawan bowled a good little fifth over, yielding simply 7 runs however his face guard was the speak of the city as netizens puzzled what it was.

This just isn’t a novel factor as New Zealand participant Andrew Ellis sported a personalized helmet in 2019 when bowling.

Ellis was seen sporting a helmet seen extra widespread in baseball than cricket on the sector within the match between Canterbury and Northern Districts in a Ford Trophy match again in 2019.

Rishi Dhawan enjoying his first IPL match in 5 years and the vital wicket Shivam Dube #PBKSvCSK #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/AtbCWUNzPv

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Meanwhile, in Monday’s IPL match, Shikhar Dhawan struck his second fifty of the season to energy Punjab Kings to 187 for 4.

The 36-year-old left-handed batter anchored the Punjab innings with a superb 88 not out and mixed with Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa (42) for a 110-run stand for the second wicket from 11.3 overs after captain Mayank Agarwal’s early dismissal.

Dhawan hit 9 fours and two sixes in his 59-ball superlative unbeaten knock. He went previous his earlier highest rating this season — 70 in opposition to Mumbai Indians in Pune.

Shikhar Dhawan Complete 6000 Runs in IPL. #IPL2022 #PBKSvCSK #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/5U7EeVdZFZ

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Dhawan bought an in a position ally in Rajapaksa who made 42 from 32 balls with the assistance of two fours and as many sixes because the duo pissed off the CSK bowlers for an extended stretch within the innings.

Englishman Liam Livingstone, who was purchased for Rs 11.5 crore within the IPL public sale, performed a little bit cameo of 19 runs off seven balls with the assistance of a 4 and two sixes in the direction of the tip to swell the Punjab complete.