Mumbai: One of India’s prolific opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, popularly known as ‘Gabbar’ among cricketing fraternity, announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. Though Shikhar would not be seen donning the Indian’s colours anymore, he is expected to continue playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 38-year-old southpaw, who was last seen playing…
Dhawan’s fifty guides DC to 7-wicket win over PBKS
May 3, 2021Shikhar Dhawan’s fantastic fifty guided Delhi Capitals (DC) to a comfortable 7-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 29th match of the IPL 2021, here on Sunday. Put into bat, stand-in skipper Mayank Agarwal scored an unbeaten 58-ball 99 as Punjab Kings posted 166/6 in 20 overs. Besides Agarwal, Dawid Malan contributed with run-a-ball…
Shikhar Dhawan becomes first batsman to score back-to-back hundreds in IPL
October 21, 2020Dubai: Shikhar Dhawan became the first batsman to score hundreds in consecutive matches in Indian Premier League (IPL) when he scored his second straight hundred during Delhi Capitals’ (DC) match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in Dubai yesterday. In Delhi’s last match, against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Dhawan finished unbeaten on 101 as Delhi defeated…
T20: Kohli, Dhawan steer India to victory
September 19, 2019Playing his strokes flawlessly, Indian captain Virat Kohli steered India to a well-merited seven-wicket victory against South Africa in the second T20 match in the three-match series at the Punjab Cricket Association I.S. Bindra Stadium here yesterday. With this win, India take a 1-0 advantage after the first match at Dharamsala was abandoned due to…
Shikhar Dhawan’s best-ever IPL score leads Delhi Capitals to victory
April 13, 2019Shikhar Dhawan scored his best-ever IPL score of 97* and was helped on with a cameo by Rishabh Pant (46) as Delhi Capitals (DC) scored 180/3 to chase down the target against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) with seven wickets to spare at the Eden Gardens yesterday. In the chase, Dhawan and Shaw (14) gave the…
Asia Cup 2018: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma slam centuries in India’s win over Pakistan
September 24, 2018Dubai: Skipper Rohit Sharma and his deputy Shikhar Dhawan showed their mastery in white ball cricket with stylish hundreds as India took a giant stride towards summit clash of Asia Cup with a comfortable nine-wicket win against Pakistan on Sunday. This is India’s biggest win against Pakistan in terms of number of wickets lost. Chasing…
ASIA CUP-2018: Shikhar Dhawan joins illustrious list with this unique record
September 22, 2018Shikhar Dhawan struggled to make his mark for India in England, receiving a lot of stick from fans and critics for his lacklustre performances with the bat. But after returning to familiar conditions and in the blue of Team India, Dhawan seems to have got his mojo back. The left-hander is currently the top run-getter…
Shikhar Dhawan steals the Show
April 10, 2018Hyderabad: Kane Williamson’s men thumped Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets in match 4 of IPL to make a telling statement. After being set a below-par target of 126, the Hyderabad batsmen made short work of their opposition and finished the game with 25 balls to spare. But with Warner out, opener Shikhar Dhawan took it…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2017: Dhawan replaces injured Murali Vijay
July 18, 2017The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Shikhar Dhawan as replacement for injured Murali Vijay for the upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka starting July 26. The Indian team led by Virat Kohli will take part in a full-fledged tour consisting of three Tests, five ODIs and a one-off T20I on…
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