Twitter pokes fun at Murali Vijay in Shikhar Dhawan's beer photo

Vijay was also dropped from the squad for the fourth and final Test.

Published - 23 Aug 2018, 18:38 IST | Updated - 23 Aug 2018, 18:38 IST

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Murali Vijay hasn’t had the best of times of late in international cricket. He is currently in England where India are playing a five-match Test series against Joe Root and Co. He commenced the tour with a knock of 53 against Essex at County Ground in Chelmsford. However, his English campaign has gone downhill ever since. In the first Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham, he flattered to deceive.

The second turned match turned out to be equivalent to a nightmare for the Tamil Nadu-born batsman as he managed to bag a pair. The conditions were gloomy courtesy of the persistent rain and James Anderson took full of the atmosphere to nip the experienced campaigner out. In both instances, the batter didn’t have much clue about the viciousness of the deliveries from Anderson.

Twitter calls for Vijay’s retirement

Subsequently, the 34-year-old was dropped for the third Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Shikhar Dhawan, who didn’t play the second Test at the Home of Cricket, replaced him and played reasonably well. To add to Vijay’s agony, he was also dropped from the squad for the fourth and final Test at The Rose Bowl and Kennington Oval respectively.

India won the third match by a mammoth margin of 203 runs owing to individual brilliance from the likes of Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah. Most importantly, the visiting team bounced back after losing the first two Tests. After the victory, Dhawan posted a picture where he can be seen standing with a bottle of beer along with Vijay, his fellow opener.

He captioned the same and wrote, “Celebrating a good victory with a good mate! #TeamIndia #ENGvIND”.

In the meantime, the users on the social media platforms poked fun at Murali Vijay and mentioned the post as a farewell to the seasoned batsman.

Here is how Twitter reacted

Farewell party for murali vijay😂😂
— Chethan (@Chethan61284138) August 22, 2018

@BCCI ek match jeete nahi ki daru pine baith gaye, inse agle match ki tayari karvavo….
Really missing those old players like Sachin, Dravid, Dada, VVS …
— Unofficial Bhakt (@BhaktUnofficial) August 22, 2018

This is pathetic, Having beer with Indian Jersey.. Shame on you,.. This sends wrong message to young generation!!!
— MITESH PATEL (@er_mitesh08) August 23, 2018

Keep kissing hardik subhkamnay
— Anil Kumar (@AnilKum99011655) August 23, 2018

Feel bad for vijay. Maybe his last drink with team.
— Anand Rane (@anandsrane) August 22, 2018

Missing dinesh karthik after seeing this pic 😂😂😂😂
— Chetan Meena (@chetanmeena6791) August 22, 2018

Dekhna good mate kahi biwi leke na bhag jaye tumhari bhi kyunki cricket me reccord chahe jaisa bhi ho lekin is mamle me record acha hai
— Bhupesh Yadav (@im_bhupesh) August 22, 2018

@BCCI @imVkohli should players be posting pics with alcohol with team t-shirts on? Sends wrong message to youngsters that it's ok to booze.
— Ashutosh Dalal (@seeker_ashutosh) August 22, 2018