Shikhar Dhawan not too long ago introduced down the curtains on his illustrious taking part in profession. The opening batsman introduced his retirement from worldwide in addition to home cricket.
The southpaw did battle to retain his spot within the Indian group within the final couple of years or so, he remained an integral member of the group, particularly in limited-overs format for nearly a decade. Whereas Shikhar Dhawan made his debut for Workforce India in 2010, it was not till his Check debut in 2013 that he lastly managed to announce his arrival in worldwide cricket.
He had not performed in worldwide cricket for nearly two years when the selectors handed him his maiden Check call-up for the house collection in opposition to Australia. And Shikhar Dhawan justified the choice by smashing a whirlwind century. He went on to forge a formidable opening partnership with Rohit Sharma and likewise established himself as top-of-the-line openers on this planet.
Whereas Shikhar Dhawan’s fortunes fully modified after his blistering century on Check debut, issues may have been very totally different for him had former selector Sandeep Patil not fought for his inclusion within the taking part in eleven.
With Virender Sehwag scuffling with the bat within the collection, it was Patil who pushed Dhawan’s inclusion within the group for the third Check in Mohali.
“Shikhar had type going for him. You need to decide gamers on the proper time when they’re among the many runs.
“There are numerous examples of younger gamers not being picked once they have runs to again them and if they do not get picked, they really feel very disenchanted and that’s not factor. Sure, I needed to press for his inclusion, and I’m so glad he didn’t let me down,” Patil instructed Mid-Day.
Vikram Rathour on Shikhar Dhawan’s Check debut:
Former India batting coach Vikram Rathour, who was the selector when Shikhar Dhawan made his Check debut, recalled the Mohali Check and mentioned that the selectors had been laughing on the opener’s knock. Dhawan had raced away to his century in simply 85 balls earlier than being dismissed for 187.
“It [187] was an exceptional innings. I keep in mind we had been laughing as a result of he scored a run-a-ball 100 and even higher than that. I keep in mind him taking part in a reverse sweep when he was on 90. It was stunning to see any person who was taking part in his first Check in opposition to a giant group, play like that. He was very fearless which was nice to see and that’s how he performed all through his profession,” Rathour instructed the information outlet.
General, Dhawan retired from worldwide cricket after scoring 6793 runs in 16 ODIs with the assistance of 17 centuries and 39 half-centuries. In Checks, he scored 2315 runs in 34 video games whereas in 68 T20Is, he scored 1759 runs.
