A look at the five most defining knocks from Shikhar Dhawan’s illustrious India career as he announces his international retirement.
The 2010 debut of Shikhar Dhawan in India wasn’t quite a dream come true. Nor is his retirement scheduled for 2024. But he did accomplish a lot in these 14 years. Dhawan left his own legacy, having begun his Indian career with a duck and ending it as one of the nation’s most successful white-ball hitters.
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Dhawan is a member of India’s batting trio, along with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, but the ‘Ro-Ko’ frenzy has lately overshadowed his efforts. And only because it had been nearly two years since he had played for India. However, Dhawan was one of India’s mainstays and accomplished some amazing things as long as he remained a cornerstone of their batting.
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Australia 187, Mohali, 2013
Up to 17 Indian batsmen have achieved a century in their Test debut, but Dhawan’s accomplishment deserves special recognition. Dhawan’s dream of facing Virender Sehwag might have easily turned into a nightmare. Mitchell Starc ran in to bowl the opening ball of the innings, but Dhawan was outside his crease when the ball slipped out of his hand and struck the stumps at the non-striker’s end. He may have been run out for a duck without having
to face a ball. However, no Australians filed an appeal. What followed was a complete demonstration of annihilation by a 27-year-old of one of the greatest Test teams in history.
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Top Records
- Fastest Test Century by a Debutant 187 off 174
- Leading run scorer for India in ICC World Cup 2015.
- Most number of ODI centuries in 2013.
- Wisden Cricketer of the year 2014.
- First Indian batsman to score a century before lunch on the first day in a Test match.
- Fastest Indian batsman to reach 1000 (Joint-fastest), 2000, 3000 ODI runs.
- Most runs in ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and 2017.
- Fastest batsman to reach 1000 runs in ICC tournaments.
- Highest run scorer of Asia Cup 2018.
- First player in the history of the IPL 2020 to score two consecutive centuries.
Shikhar Dhawan won the Golden Bat award at the ICC Champions Trophy twice in succession, recognizing him as the top run-scorer in the 2013 and 2017 tournaments.
In 2021, Dhawan was honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Government of India, acknowledging his exceptional achievements and contributions to the sport of cricket.
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