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Five best innings of Shikhar Dhawan in his international career
Discarded India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan has turned 38. The last time he played for the team was last December 2022 against Bangladesh. Due to his poor performance in the ODI cricket last year, he was dropped from the team. Shubman Gill replaced him and went on to play in the ODI World Cup 2023. At this point, the left-hander looks like he has played his last. In this listicle, we will discuss his five best innings.
Five best innings of Shikhar Dhawan in international cricket
5. 92 vs West Indies
The 2013 Champions Trophy winner has played 68 T20Is from 2011 to 2021. In a T20I match against the West Indies, Dhawan hit 92 runs and it happens to be his highest T20I score. In the match, the two-time T20 World Cup winners amassed 182. In reply, the Men In Blue helped the team win the game and the series by 3-0.
4. 114 against South Africa in Champions Trophy 2013
Dhawan was making his comeback to the team after the disappointing tour of West Indies in 2011. Meanwhile, in India’s opening game against the Proteas, Dhawan and Rohit Sharma provided a great start. The former scored 114 off 94 balls. In the end, the team went on to win by less than 40 runs.
3. 117 against Australia in ODI World Cup 2019
In India’s opening game against Australia in the previous edition of the ODI World Cup, Dhawan scored 117 runs after India won the toss and batted first. As per his reputation, once again he showed why he is called an ‘ODI World Cup’ player. However, during the game, he injured his thumb and was ruled out of the tournament after the match.
2. 137 against South Africa in the 2015 World Cup
The Asian side was coming off a spectacular win against their arch-rivals, Pakistan. In their second game against the Proteas, Dhawan hit 137 runs and helped the team reach a huge total. The team ended up winning the game by a huge margin.
- 187 against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2013
The left-hander made his debut in the BGT 2013 at home. After the first two Tests, Virender Sehwag was dropped from the playing XI. Dhawan was his replacement and went on to score an explosive 187. In the end, despite the first day being washed out due to rain, the team won comfortably.