Shikhar Dhawan, the left-handed opener of the Indian cricket team has become one of the leading players of the country. He has had quite a few ups and downs throughout this cricket journey. He has been the leading run-scorer for India. During the 2015 World Cup, he became the fastest Indian to reach 3,000 runs in ODI.
A knack for the game, he is one of the leading batsmen of India. He holds the record for the fastest to reach 1000 runs in ICC ODI tournaments. A man who can ace test cricket and ODI, he is a reliable cricketer for the team.
Shikhar has had an opener’s excellence form in ICC tournaments from the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2007 and 2013. He was the highest run-scorer in ICC Champions Trophy for the two tournaments. Dhawan has scored 24 international centuries all in all including tests and ODI’s. A name to be reckoned with, he has grown to be a tough competition and key player for the team for ODIs.
Dhawan, the charming cricketer that he is has a great batting record at The Oval. He matches the level of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. Shikhar helps team India come to a commanding position. His journey has been quite a ride but the one that is yet to continue and grow.
ICC Champions Trophy (2013)
In the Champions Trophy, Dhawan scored 363 runs in five matches with an average of 90 and a strike-rate of 101, earning him the title of top-scorer and Man of the Tournament.
Asia Cup (2014)
During the 2014 Asia Cup, India struggled but Shikhar Dhawan stood out, scoring 192 runs at an average of 48 over four matches.
ICC Cricket World Cup (2015)
Dhawan had a fantastic start to the 2015 World Cup, scoring 73 runs against Pakistan in the first match, but unfortunately, he was run out. He continued his great form in the next match, scoring a century against South Africa with 137 runs off 146 balls. He ended the tournament with a total of 412 runs.
