Dhawan became the third batsman after former great opener Srikkanth and MS Dhoni to complete 100 runs in less than 100 balls in two formats of the game, Test match and ODI cricekt.
By the time he scored that 187, Shikhar had by then spent almost a decade in first-class cricket waiting it out as Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir successfully occupied the opening slots.
