10 reasons why Dhawan can win games for India in South Africa

New Delhi: Before we bring you the ten reasons for Dhawan to win matches for touring India on South African soil, here is the 11th or and may the most important eason…….its his birthday today. The new icon of Indian cricket Shikhar Dhawan celebrates his 28th birthday today, Thursday. Now here are 10 reasons. The Delhi left hand batsman, known for his silky cover drives and lofted shots, amassed a 1000 runs in ODI in 2013 which is not yet over. Dhawan raced to the 100-run mark in ODIs in just 24 innings, making him the joint fastest Indian to do so. He shares the record with Virat Kohli, who achieved the feat in 2010. This mustache twirling lefty took 28 innings to register 5 ODI hundreds this year. It's a feat which he shares with Sri Lanka's Upal Tharanga. Before first ODI against South Africa on Thusrday, Dhawan is the highest century maker of 2013. He has cracked 6 international hundreds in 2013. AB deVilliers, Virat Kohli and Kumar Sangakkara. are lagging behind.Despite missing one game Dhawan also cracked 410 runs in just 4 matches in ‘A' Team Tri- series contest held in South Africa. He was the highest un getter in the series. This series also saw him smashing 248. Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are the best opening pair of 2013. These two created a world record in becoming the first pair to amass 6 century partnerships in less than 20 innings. Dhawan-Sharma took just 19 innings to construct 6 hundred-plus stands in ODIs. Dhawan holds the record of highest List A (50-overs) innings by an Indian, and second highest in the world. On August 12, 2013, the Delhi southpaw smashed 248 off 150 balls against South Africa A, missing the all-time record by just 20 runs. By scoring 248, he becomes the third Indian to hit a double ton in 50-over format. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag had also smashed double ton followed by Rohit Sharma.Dhawan is the first Indian opener to score a century on test debut Who can forget his ctacular 187. So far, 30 openers have scored hundreds on debut.His dream innings on Test debut is the highest by an Indian in maiden appearance in Tests.Dhawan holds the world record of fastest ton on Test debut. He raced to his 100 off just 85 balls against Ausutralia, facing 174 balls overall to make 187 runs.