ESS vs IND 2018: Watch - Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya Nearly Got Each Other Out

Team India finished the opening day’s play against Essex on a high after an early collapse had left them reeling at 5/2 and then 44/3. Some great knocks from Virat Kohli and other batsmen including Dinesh Karthik ensured India ended the day’s play at 322/6.

Dinesh Karthik looked in great touch and remained unbeaten on 82. His innings studded with some excellent shots to the boundary. Hardik, on the other hand, also looked in great touch and stayed unbeaten on 33.  It was during his partnership with Karthik that the duo got involved in confusion while running between the wicket.

The moment of mistrust

Paul Walter came running in and bowled a well-directed delivery towards Pandya’s feet. He shuffled across the stumps and whipped it towards the leg side. Pandya immediately set off for a run.

However, Dinesh seemed confused and wasn’t ready to take the single at first. There was a fielder placed at square leg, and Karthik wondered whether it was worth taking the risk.

However, it proved to be an easy single in the end, as the fielder in the square leg region misfielded. Pandya stopped in between the pitch while completing the run. He looked in utter disgust, as for how Dinesh Karthik even gave a 2^nd through to the run when it was always on. Hardik was seen making some gesture towards Karthik.

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— Hit wicket (@KetanPatil77) July 25, 2018

Karthik spoke quite calmly to get the situation back on track. Now coming to the match, India’s first innings ended on 395, whereas, Essex ended second day’s play at 237 for five.