Punjab Kings all-rounder Rishi Dhawan, who was playing his first Indian Premier League (IPL) match after a long gap of almost six years, grabbed everyone's special attention by sporting a face shield while bowling against Chennai Super Kings. The 32-year-old Dhawan was picked by Punjab Kings in the IPL 2022 mega auction for Rs 55 Lakh after his impressive performance in the domestic circuit with Himachal Pradesh. He led his team to the historic Vijay Hazare Trophy last year.

On his IPL comeback, the seamer had a decent outing with the ball for Punjab. He first cleaned up in-form batter Shivam Dube (8) in his second over and then dismissed MS Dhoni in the last over of the innings, helping Punjab beat CSK by 11 runs on Monday. Despite Rishi finishing his bowling spell well with figures of 4-0-39-2, the conversation on social media mainly revolved around his shield. Many people even claimed that this was the first instance when they saw a bowler wearing such an accessory.