Shikhar Dhawan’s career in ODI cricket for India has been great.
Shikhar Dhawan, popularly known as ‘Gabbar’, has an unmatched art of sensing the situation. His career could have been a little longer, but he has no regrets about it. From the 2013 Champions Trophy to his last ODI in 2022, he was India’s third most successful batsman in ODIs. During this time only Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma scored more runs than him. His opening pair with Rohit was India’s most brilliant pair after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. However, Ishan Kishan’s double century in 2022 made Dhawan realize the end of his career.
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Ishan Kishan’s double century and end of career
Shikhar Dhawan: In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times, Dhawan told that after Ishan Kishan’s double century, he felt that his career was over now. He did not contact anyone after being dropped from the team. Some teammates tried to talk to him and give him emotional support, but Dhawan remained carefree and cheerful as always. Looking at his career, it seems that some injustice was done to him, but Dhawan has no complaints, no regrets.
Shikhar Dhawan: Great debut and excellent career
March 2013 was the turning point of Dhawan’s career. At that time, the opening pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir failed to score runs in Tests. In such a situation, Dhawan got a chance to make his Test debut against Australia in Mohali. He made a record of the fastest Test debut century by scoring a century in 85 balls and scored 187 runs at a strike rate of more than 100.
Dominance in Champions Trophy and ODIs
After this, Dhawan did not look back. He became an important part of the Indian team in Tests, ODIs, and T20s. He was the best player of the tournament in the 2013 Champions Trophy. He was the highest run scorer for India in the 2015 ODI World Cup and the 2017 Champions Trophy. His pairing with Rohit Sharma holds the record for India’s most successful opening pair after Sachin-Ganguly.
