Shikhar Dhawan: One of the best openers of Team India
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Shikhar Dhawan is a star of the Indian Cricket team. He was born on December 5, 1985, in New Delhi, India. He is a left, armed batsman and right-off spin Bowler. He represents Delhi in first-class cricket and the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. Before making his first-class debut for Delhi in November 2004, he played for the Indian Under-17 and Under-19 teams. Dhawan was India's top run-scorer at the 2015 World Cup and became the fastest Indian to 3,000 ODI runs the following year. He became the second-fastest Indian to 4000 ODI runs in December 2017.
Dhawan made his ODI international debut against Australia in Visakhapatnam in October 2010. His Test debut came upon the same opposition in March 2013 at Mohali. He scored the quickest century by any batsman on Test debut, 187 runs from 174 balls.
Dhawan achieved the the-second-highest individual score in a List A match in August 2013, when he scored 248 runs off 150 balls for India A against South Africa A in Pretoria. In his 100th ODI, he became the first Indian and ninth to score a century in the 4th ODI against South Africa in Johannesburg. Dhawan became the sixth batsman and the first for India to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test against Afghanistan on June 14, 2018.
Shikhar Dhawan was born on December 5, 1985, in Delhi, to Sunaina and Mahendra Pal Dhawan, from a Punjabi family. He graduated from St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School in Meera Bagh, Delhi. He has been training at Sonnet Club since the age of 12, under the tutelage of coach Tarak Sinha, who has trained 12 international cricketers. When he first joined the club, Dhawan was a wicket-keeper.
Early Career
Dhawan made his debut for Delhi Under-16s in the 1999 Vijay Merchant Trophy and was the top run-scorer in the 2000 Vijay Merchant Trophy, which Delhi won. He drove in 755 runs in 9 innings, averaging 83.88, with two hundred and a high score of 199. In February 2001, Dhawan was named to the North Zone Under-16s squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In the semifinal against South Zone, he scored 30 and 66 points.
Dhawan's outstanding results for the Delhi Under-16s earned him a place in the India Under-17 squad for the 2000/01 ACC Under-17 Asia Cup. He averaged 85 points in three games during the tournament. Dhawan was subsequently recruited into the Delhi Under-19 squad for the Cooch Behar Trophy in October 2001, at the age of 15. Dhawan performed admirably with the bat in the 2001/02 Vijay Merchant Trophy, scoring 282 runs in 5 innings at an average of 70.50.
Dhawan was picked again in the Delhi Under-19 team for the Cooch Behar Trophy in October 2002. He scored 388 runs from 8 innings at an average of 55.42, including two hundred. In January 2003, he was selected to play for North Zone Under-19s in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. Dhawan scored 45 and 12 in the semifinal against Central Zone before leading his team with 71 in the final against East Zone on a seaming track in Rohtak, securing his team an innings victory. Dhawan averaged 55.50 with the bat for North Zone Under-19s in the CK Nayudu Trophy in February 2003. He continued to score runs at the domestic Under-19 stage, scoring 444 runs from 6 innings at an average of 74 in the Cooch Behar Trophy in October. He was named captain of the Delhi Under-19 team. Dhawan averaged 66.66 in his first tournament as captain, the MA Chidambaram Trophy, held in December of that year.
Dhawan represented India in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, where he ended as the tournament's top run-scorer. His total of 505 runs in seven innings is still a record for a single tournament. Dhawan's runs averaged 84.16, including three centuries and a fifty, and he was named Player of the Tournament. He scored 69, 18, and 41 in the two youth Tests against England the following January. He scored 69, 18, and 41 in the two youth Tests against England the next January.
IPL Career
Shikhar made his IPL debut in 2008 with the Delhi Daredevils. He had four half-centuries and was the team's third-highest scorer. However, management agreed to send him to the Mumbai Indians in exchange for Ashish Nehra. He will play for the Mumbai Indians in the next two IPL seasons. In the fourth season, the Deccan Chargers paid $300,000 for Dhawan.
Before the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 tournament, Dhawan was named captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad. In the 2014 Indian Premier League, he was replaced as captain by Darren Sammy. The 2015 Indian Premier League season was a disaster for both Dhawan and the Sunrisers.
They, on the other hand, came back to win the tournament in 2016. Sunrisers Hyderabad signed Dhawan for the 2017 Indian Premier League. Dhawan was purchased in the 2018 IPL Auction by Sunrisers Hyderabad using their RTM (right to match) card for 5.2 crores. Dhawan was traded to the Delhi Capitals again for the 2019 season, where he currently plays.
ODI Playing Career
Dhawan was named to his first international team in October 2010 for a three-match One-Day International series against Australia. On October 20, Dhawan made his international debut in the second One-Day International (ODI) at Visakhapatnam. Dhawan's debut was a disaster as he was bowled off the second ball by Clint McKay. Dhawan's ODI career did not begin until his second series, which was against the West Indies.
Dhawan played his 100th ODI against South Africa, scoring his 13th ODI century. Dhawan became the first Indian batsman to score a century in his 100th One-Day International match.
Dhawan began opening the Indian innings with Rohit Sharma in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, and the risk paid off handsomely. After Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, Dhawan's opening partnership with Rohit Sharma is India's second most effective opening partnership.
T-20 International Career
On June 4, 2011, Dhawan made his T20I debut against the West Indies in Port of Spain. He batted first and was out for an 11-ball 5. However, in terms of T20 cricket, Dhawan has come a long way. Dhawan scored the most runs in T20Is in 2018 of any cricketers. He scored 689 runs in the calendar year and was also named Cricbuzz's ODI and T20 Team of the Year 2018.
Test Career
Dhawan was named to India's Test squad for the four-match series against Australia in February 2013. Dhawan replaced Sehwag in the third Test, which was held in Mohali on March 14. Dhawan's century was the fastest by any batsman on his Test debut. He completed the task in just 85 balls. Dhawan was eventually ejected for 187. Dhawan did not bat in India's second innings due to a hand injury sustained while fielding on the fourth day. The injury was later determined to be a fracture in his left side, preventing him from playing in the fourth Test in Delhi and keeping him out for six weeks.
Dhawan became the first Indian and sixth overall batsman to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test match on June 14, 2018, against the Afghanistan cricket team.
Shikhar Dhawan: Family
Shikhar Dhawan was born in Delhi on December 5, 1985. Sunaina and Mahendra Pal Dhawan were his parents. He went to St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School in Paschim Vihar, Delhi, for his education. Dhawan married Ayesha Mukherjee in 2012. Before getting married, the pair dated for four years. Ayesha was an amateur boxer from Melbourne. Harbhajan Singh, an Indian spinner, introduced the team to each other. Ayesha had two daughters from her previous marriage. The couple welcomed a son in early 2014.