Shikhar Dhawan is a stylish and aggressive left-handed opening batsman and can also bowl right-arm off break. Dhawan, who was born in Delhi, plays for the India national cricket team. He also represents Delhi in domestic tournaments and plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Dhawan is married to Ayesha Mukherjee.
Read MoreDhawan praised senior Zimbabwean batter Sikandar Raza and said that the Indian bowlers will have to bowl smart against the latter to contain him at the right time.
After the match, everybody gathered together in the dressing room and Dravid gave them a speech.
Dhawan became the first-ever Indian captain to whitewash the West Indies on their home soil after the visitors outclassed the home team by 119 runs in the third and final ODI.
The DLS system was put in place and the West Indies were asked to chase 257 runs in 35 overs. The hosts crumbled under pressure and none of the batsmen in their team could stay or face the Indian bowling.
India has already clinched the series and now it will be extremely interesting to see if they tinker with their playing eleven or go unchanged in the final ODI match of the series.
India has now equaled a very strange Sri Lankan record when they played the first ODI match against West Indies on July 23, 2022. Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan became the seventh captain to lead India in international matches played in 2022. Sri Lanka used seven captains in the year 2017.
WI vs IND, 1st ODI: In an innings that lasted close to 34 overs, Dhawan looked in sublime touch and smacked ten boundaries and three maximums.
"I'm a very positive person. For me, positivity is about self-belief and the confidence you take in," said Dhawan.
"I'm a very positive person. For me, positivity is about self-belief and the confidence you take in," said Dhawan.
ENG vs IND, 1st ODI: Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan notched up a 114 runs partnership.
The Punjab Kings veteran had begun exceptionally well in the 2019 World Cup, but an injury against Australia in the league matches forced him out of the multi-national event.
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This is the second time that Shikhar Dhawan has been named the ODI captain as he led India last year on their tour to Sri Lanka in 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs.
From the last seven IPL seasons, Shikhar Dhawan has consistently scored more than 450 runs.
He has scored 421 runs from 13 matches with an average of 38.27 by hammering 45 boundaries and 10 sixes
Hardik Pandya or Shikhar Dhawan are in line to take over the captaincy duties in the 5-match T20 series vs South Africa, as many senior players are set to be rested
In the same match, Shikhar Dhawan came to open the innings and scored a half-century in style by smashing the ball for four
Shikhar Dhawan is leading an IPL side after eight years. He last captained Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014.
Dhawan holds the record of hitting the most boundaries (660) in IPL's history.
Shikhar Dhawan became the first player to be sold on day one of the IPL mega auction being held in Bengaluru. Shikhar was acquired by Preity Zinta's Punjab Kings for ₹8.25 crore.
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