"Anuj Rawat getting retained for next three seasons because of this cameo" - Twitter reacts to Rawat's 29* vs RR

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) young batter Anuj Rawat played a handy cameo against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, May 14, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.The 23-year-old was under scrutiny for not contributing enough runs in the middle order for RCB. The wicketkeeper-batter made just 39 runs in five innings at an abysmal strike rate of 86.67 ahead of the clash against the Royals.Anuj Rawat came to bat in the 18th over following the dismissal of Glenn Maxwell. He provided a perfect flourish to the team with a 11-ball 29* knock. IndianPremierLeague@IPL to finish the innings in style courtesy Anuj Rawat Scorecard bit.ly/TATAIPL-2023-60 #TATAIPL | #RRvRCB2459876️⃣6️⃣4️⃣ to finish the innings in style courtesy Anuj Rawat 💥Scorecard ▶️ bit.ly/TATAIPL-2023-60 #TATAIPL | #RRvRCB https://t.co/Tv9fNErtNGThe southpaw flicked one towards the fine leg for a boundary off Sandeep Sharma to open his account. He later went for the reverse sweep against Yuzvendra Chahal only to find the top edge racing to the ropes at the third-man region.Anuj Rawat left the best for the end as he clobbered two sixes and a boundary in the last three balls against KM Asif to propel RCB to a competitive total of 171. Fans were ecstatic to watch Anuj Rawat smash RR bowlers in the death overs. Many of them took to their Twitter handles to heap praise for the keeper-batter. Here are some of the reactions below: CricketMAN2@ImTanujSinghLot of criticism on Anuj Rawat and questions on his place - Anuj Rawat when came to bat RCB was 137/5 and he smashed 29*(11) with 3 fours and 2 sixes, RCB post 171/5.Incredible, Anuj Rawat. Well played.35632Lot of criticism on Anuj Rawat and questions on his place - Anuj Rawat when came to bat RCB was 137/5 and he smashed 29*(11) with 3 fours and 2 sixes, RCB post 171/5.Incredible, Anuj Rawat. Well played. https://t.co/oqScWxaBdyS.@Sobuujj6, 6, 4 to finish the innings! Come outside Anuj Rawat haters, we need to talk448366, 6, 4 to finish the innings! Come outside Anuj Rawat haters, we need to talk https://t.co/RcwaUk3mpOArun Singh@ArunTuThikHoGyaAnuj Rawat to Riyan Parag After playing today's inning25031Anuj Rawat to Riyan Parag After playing today's inning https://t.co/c3hRxOWzXtM.@IconicKohIiAnuj rawat officially ended DK's careerTime to drop him and bring suyash ASAP34533Anuj rawat officially ended DK's careerTime to drop him and bring suyash ASAP https://t.co/k5Vivdsg6hAditya Saha@AdityakrsahaAnuj Rawat is actually doing his role as a batter??27222Anuj Rawat is actually doing his role as a batter?? https://t.co/OgfGBpBMj1Pulkit🇮🇳@pulkit5DxRCB fans after Watching this Inning from Anuj Rawat40960RCB fans after Watching this Inning from Anuj Rawat https://t.co/UGmo0MX3szEthical Joker (Perry's version)@Jokeresque_Can't calm down with this Anuj Rawat all round performance, DK would have dropped that me thinks242Can't calm down with this Anuj Rawat all round performance, DK would have dropped that me thinks https://t.co/op09z5wa6m𝐊𝐨𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭!𝟎𝐧_👑🚩@bholinationWe RCBians owe you an apology Anuj Rawat the future RCB captain.24931We RCBians owe you an apology Anuj Rawat the future RCB captain. https://t.co/kke2zqgpoRarfan@Im__ArfanAnuj Rawat getting retained for next 3 seasons because of this cameo 🫡🫡🫡74543Anuj Rawat getting retained for next 3 seasons because of this cameo 🫡🫡🫡Yashvi.@BreatheKohli6,6,4 in the end with 29* off 11, this was so unexpected.He took those trolls personally or what ?Well played Anuj rawat, Mike hesson might be the happiest person at the moment.209196,6,4 in the end with 29* off 11, this was so unexpected.He took those trolls personally or what ?😭Well played Anuj rawat, Mike hesson might be the happiest person at the moment. https://t.co/BgB7OiTrzSAkshat@AkshatOM10Well played Anuj Rawat, atleast RCB ki izzat toh bachayi !#RRvsRCB1599Well played Anuj Rawat, atleast RCB ki izzat toh bachayi !#RRvsRCB https://t.co/ZsYIrRDlx1Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell set the tone for RCBRCB captain Faf du Plessis (55 off 44 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (54 off 33 balls) steadied the ship in the middle overs and the duo firmly kept ticking the scoreboard. The 69-run stand between du Plessis and Maxwell was their fifth 50-plus stand this season. For the first time, the pair failed to convert it into a 100-plus partnership in IPL 2023.Du Plessis also became the 15th player in the IPL history to cross the 4000-run mark en route to his seventh IPL half-century of this season. He consolidated his position at the top of the run-scoring charts with 631 runs in 12 innings.

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