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Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is a stylish and aggressive left-handed opening batsman and can also bowl right-arm off break. Dhawan, who was born in Delhi, plays for the India national cricket team. He also represents Delhi in domestic tournaments and plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Dhawan is married to Ayesha Mukherjee.

Shikhar Dhawan

IPL 2021 | DC performing well as a team this season, not dependent on any one individual: Dhawan
Cricket | May 01, 2021, 06:10 PM IST
Rishabh Pant and his men have won five of their seven matches and are sitting second on the points table behind league leaders Chennai Super Kings.
Shikhar Dhawan donates Rs 20 lakh, IPL post-match prize money for buying oxygen cylinders
Cricket | Apr 30, 2021, 07:30 PM IST
Earlier in the day, seamer Jaydev Unadkat pledged 10 percent of his IPL salary towards the COVID19 fight while Nicholas Pooran of the West Indies also stepped in to make contribution from his earnings.
Jadeja, Raina urge people to follow COVID-19 guidelines, Dhawan appeals for plasma donation
Cricket | Apr 24, 2021, 05:56 PM IST
Alarmed by the rate of Covid-19 spread across the country, DC recently launched a campaign for people, who have recovered from the disease, to come forward and donate their plasma.

IPL 2021 | Started taking more risks, worked on a few shots: Dhawan on improving his T20 strike rate
Cricket | Apr 18, 2021, 11:49 PM IST
Over the last two seasons, Dhawan scored 804 runs in 20 IPL innings at a strike rate of 152.56 with six fifties and two centuries. 186 of those runs have been scored in the three matches he played this season, a strike rate of 163.15
DC vs PBKS | Dhawan surpasses Kohli to register second-most fifty-plus scores in IPL history
Cricket | Apr 18, 2021, 10:51 PM IST
Dhawan's 92, laced with 13 boundaries and two sixes, came in reply to Punjab Kings' 195/4, who were put to bat first after Rishabh Pant won the toss.
IPL 2021 Expert's Corner: Prithvi Shaw could be Team India's hero in future, says Maninder Singh
Cricket | Apr 11, 2021, 10:02 AM IST
In India TV's 'Cricket Dhamaka', the experts lauded DC's opening duo on its batting approach, and spoke significantly on Shaw's enormous improvement over the past few months.

IPL 2021 | Anticipated CSK's fielding placements, bowling plans for me: Shikhar Dhawan
Cricket | Apr 11, 2021, 10:02 AM IST
Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 85 off 54 balls against CSK, said that he had already anticipated the bowling plans and field placements Dhoni's side would set for him.
IPL 2021, Match 2: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw star in Delhi Capitals' 7-wicket victory over CSK
Sports | Apr 10, 2021, 11:57 PM IST
Prithvi Shaw smashed a hapless Chennai Super Kings attack into submission with a brilliant 72 off 38 balls as Delhi Capitals romped home by seven wickets in an IPL match on Saturday.
IPL 2021: Shikhar Dhawan surpasses Virat Kohli to become the leading run-getter against CSK in T20s
Cricket | Apr 10, 2021, 11:06 PM IST
Dhawan surpassed Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli en route to feat with his knock of 54-ball 85, laced with 10 boundaries and two sixes.

IPL 2021: Shikhar Dhawan joins Delhi Capitals camp, goes into quarantine
Cricket | Apr 01, 2021, 07:13 PM IST
While Dhawan will be in quarantine, the other DC players such as Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav and leg-spinner Amit Mishra have been training at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) since March 30.
'Rohit Sharma-Shikhar Dhawan best opening option for T20 WC'
Cricket | Mar 30, 2021, 12:52 PM IST
Former Indian spinner Sarandeep Singh India should stick to the experienced opening combination of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan in the T20 World Cup.
IND vs ENG 3rd ODI: Rohit-Dhawan becomes second Indian pair to score 5000 partnership runs in ODIs
Cricket | Mar 28, 2021, 02:50 PM IST
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan achieved the record during the final ODI against England on Sunday.

IND vs ENG | Kept myself positive, tried to be in good mental space when I wasn't playing: Dhawan
Cricket | Mar 23, 2021, 11:16 PM IST
Dhawan has been a heavy scorer for Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League, but his form in India jersey has been up and down.
Unfortunate Dhawan falls short of first ton since 2019 World Cup but does enough to silence critics
Cricket | Mar 23, 2021, 05:05 PM IST
Dhawan shrugged off the pressure in style as he notched up a well-constructed knock of 98 runs, painfully falling two runs short of his18th ODI century on Tuesday at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
IND vs ENG | Focus on Shikhar Dhawan, as India eye winning start in ODI series against England
Cricket | Mar 23, 2021, 11:00 AM IST
The series is particularly important for the 35-year-old Dhawan, who failed to make an impact in the first T20 in Ahmedabad before warming the benches the remaining two games which India won.

IND vs ENG | Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma to open for Team India in ODIs, confirms Virat Kohli
Cricket | Mar 22, 2021, 04:01 PM IST
The series will be particularly important for the 35-year-old left-handed batsman who failed to make an impact as an opener in the T20Is where he managed to get only one opportunity before being benched.
IND vs ENG: Rahul or Dhawan? Virat Kohli confirms India's openers for first T20I
Sports | Mar 11, 2021, 08:45 PM IST
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will open India's innings in the first T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday with Shikhar Dhawan starting on the bench as a reserve opener, confirmed India skipper Virat Kohli.
IND vs ENG: Rahul or Dhawan? Happy headache in World Cup year | Key talking points ahead of T20Is
Cricket | Mar 11, 2021, 11:20 AM IST
The five-match T20I series between India and England will start from March 12, with all matches scheduled at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
IND vs ENG | Hardik bowls full tilt with tweaked action; Dhawan likely to be benched for T20Is
Cricket | Mar 09, 2021, 08:14 PM IST
Since suffering stress fractures in his back in 2019, Hardik has rarely bowled. He was forced to bowl during the Australia ODIs at a time when his action was undergoing a change.
India's selection dilemmas for England T20I series: Pant, Suryakumar in, Rahul or Dhawan as opener?
Cricket | Mar 09, 2021, 09:08 AM IST
BCCI named a 19-man squad for the five-game series, which includes quite a few options for multiple skill sets and roles — at least two options for each role in the XI to be precise.