Shikhar Dhawan Retires From International Cricket
- By Thetripurapost Desk, Mumbai
- Aug 24, 2024
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Team India's veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan has said goodbye to international cricket. Shikhar Dhawan was once a strong pillar of the Indian team's batting order, but the story changed with time.
Shikhar Dhawan has played cricket in all three formats for India. Shikhar Dhawan has scored 2315 runs in 34 Test matches, 6793 runs in 167 ODI matches and 1759 runs in 68 T20 International matches for Team India.
Shikhar Dhawan was out of Team India for the last 2 years. Shikhar Dhawan played his last international match in the Bangladesh tour in the year 2022.
Shikhar Dhawan played his last ODI against Bangladesh in Chittagong on 10 December 2022.
Shikhar Dhawan played his last Test match against England at the Oval on 7 September 2018. Shikhar Dhawan played his last T20 International match against Sri Lanka on 29 July 2021.
In the 2013 Champions Trophy, for the first time, charismatic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni sent Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to open the innings. Since then, these two became the foundation of Indian batting. Together, they scored a lot of runs in the top order. Dhawan scored runs with Rohit in every ground in the world. Even the best bowlers were left awestruck after watching their batting.
The selectors have been ignoring Shikhar Dhawan for a long time, after which he has been forced to retire from international cricket. Like Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan was also an expert in stormy batting.
Shikhar Dhawan was considered the biggest match winner of Team India, but inconsistency in form became the biggest hurdle in his career. Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan has the experience of winning big tournaments. India won the ICC Champions Trophy title in 2013, in which Shikhar Dhawan played a big role.
In 2013, Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest 363 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy. If we look at Shikhar Dhawan's statistics, he appeared to be the top player in all formats of cricket.
Shikhar Dhawan is considered the biggest match winner of Team India, but inconsistency in form became the biggest hurdle in his career.
Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan has the experience of winning big tournaments. India won the ICC Champions Trophy title in 2013, in which Shikhar Dhawan played a big role. In 2013, Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest 363 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy. If we look at Shikhar Dhawan's statistics, he appeared to be the top player in all formats of cricket.