Delhi managed to get just one point from their game against Kerala before enduring an outright defeat against Andhra Pradesh.

Shikhar Dhawan says that critics are doing a job but all his focus is on making an impact on his return to ODI cricket after injury.

Ishant was given rest for a couple of Ranji Trophy games as a part of BCCI's workload management programme and he will now try to get back into the groove before the New Zealand Test tour.

Senior Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan also returned to India's squad for the upcoming limited over series.

The nature of the injury is yet to be confirmed, but the team management are waiting for the final confirmation from the medical staff based on which the replacement will be announced.

Team India Test opener Mayank Agarwal has been named as the replacement for an injured Shikhar Dhawan in the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies, starting December 15.

India's Test opener Mayank Agarwal could replace Shikhar Dhawan in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, which begins on December 15.

In 2019, Shikhar Dhawan has not been at his best and has scored 272 runs in the 12 T20Is he played for India.

After a decent campaign against Bangladesh, Rahul continued with his form in T20s, amassing 313 runs in eight matches in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament at an average of 52.16 and strike rate of 155.72.

Born in 1985 in Delhi, Dhawan or better known as the Gabbar of Indian cricket team has long been India's mainstay opener in the limited-overs squad

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has replaced Shikhar Dhawan for the three-match T20I series against West Indies.

India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan suffered from a knee injury during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Maharashtra.

During a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 game, Shikhar Dhawan had suffered a cut in his knee and was taken to a hospital where he clicked selfies with the hospital staffs.

The focus will be on out-of-form opener Dhawan, who has not had a great run in recent times as well as Shaw, who recently returned to competitive cricket after serving an eight-month ban for a doping violation.

Rohit Sharma's workload management will be looked at while Shikhar Dhawan's place could be under pressure after a string of low scores in domestic cricket.

India opener Dhawan once again flopped, making just nine runs before being dismissed LBW by Utkarsh Singh. The left-hander was out for a duck against Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

Shikhar Dhawan's misery continued in his domestic outing for Delhi in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Dhawan said that even as every team and every individual is playing with an eye on World T20, he doesn't really have any special plan.

In the 12 times he batted in 2019, Dhawan managed just 272 runs at 22.66 and a strike rate of just 110.56.

Bangladesh started their campaign with a seven-wicket win over the young Indian brigade in Delhi and set their sights on a historic series win.