2nd T20I: KL Rahul shares experience on batting alongside Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma as opener
Cricket | January 07, 2020 23:33 ISTKL Rahul emphasized on his equation with the other two openers of Indian team - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.
KL Rahul emphasized on his equation with the other two openers of Indian team - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.
KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan are vying for the second opener's spot with Rohit Sharma being the first choice for the team management.
India still have good 14 international matches, besides the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and the IPL 2020 season, to lock-in on the opening partner for Rohit.
Dhawan will be heading into the series having seen KL Rahul piling ample runs over the last few T20I contests for India and hence is slowly taking the former's spot in the top-order lineup.
Delhi now have seven points from three games and are currently placed 12th in the combined points list of the 18 teams in group A and B.
Pujara was brought into the final over of day 3 of the Elite Group B match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. And into his second delivery, Pujara picked up a wicket of Mohit Jangra
Battle-hardened Shikhar Dhawan was all guts and grit while negotiating tough "English conditions" as he boosted Delhi's morale with a well-controlled 137 against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy group A match on Wednesday.
No flashy drives and playing close to the body was the secret for another Dhawan special on his home ground as he ended the day unbeaten on 137 off 198 balls.
A spicy Feroz Shah Kotla track to deal with on a chilly Delhi winter morning was a stiff challenge and Dhawan responded with an unbeaten century that took his side to a safe 269 for six on a curtailed opening day.
Delhi managed to get just one point from their game against Kerala before enduring an outright defeat against Andhra Pradesh.
Shikhar Dhawan says that critics are doing a job but all his focus is on making an impact on his return to ODI cricket after injury.
Senior Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan also returned to India's squad for the upcoming limited over series.
Ishant was given rest for a couple of Ranji Trophy games as a part of BCCI's workload management programme and he will now try to get back into the groove before the New Zealand Test tour.
The nature of the injury is yet to be confirmed, but the team management are waiting for the final confirmation from the medical staff based on which the replacement will be announced.
Team India Test opener Mayank Agarwal has been named as the replacement for an injured Shikhar Dhawan in the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies, starting December 15.
India's Test opener Mayank Agarwal could replace Shikhar Dhawan in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, which begins on December 15.
In 2019, Shikhar Dhawan has not been at his best and has scored 272 runs in the 12 T20Is he played for India.
After a decent campaign against Bangladesh, Rahul continued with his form in T20s, amassing 313 runs in eight matches in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament at an average of 52.16 and strike rate of 155.72.
Born in 1985 in Delhi, Dhawan or better known as the Gabbar of Indian cricket team has long been India's mainstay opener in the limited-overs squad
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has replaced Shikhar Dhawan for the three-match T20I series against West Indies.
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