Shikhar Dhawan has been certainly one of India’s constant performers however extra importantly certainly one of India’s best servants in cricket. The 36-year-old has a happy-go-lucky perspective and regardless of a number of setbacks in his private life and on the pitch, he stays kicked about what’s coming subsequent. Dhawan doesn’t characteristic for India within the Take a look at or T20 sides anymore. Not that he did so poor in these two codecs for India however it’s extremely aggressive nature within the workforce that has pushed him out of reckoning.
Talking on his perspective and the way he manages to maintain himself joyful at all times, his good good friend Robin Uthappa says he’s somebody who doesn’t take him too severely. Dhawan was made the T20 captain in Sri Lanka final 12 months. He returned as captain for the ODIs in West Indies this 12 months however now with Rahul match once more, captaincy has been taken again from him. But the opening batter stays too removed from negativity.
Uthappa, answering a query from Zee News English, throughout a Zoom group name with Indian journalists in Wednesday, says, “I think when you get to know Shikhar, you understand that he is one of the happy-go-lucky persons. He is someone who takes everything with a pinch of salt. He accepts everything that happens with him, to him. He is someone who owns himself. He is also someone who does not take himself too seriously which is why we see how we see him on social media. He is someone who likes to have a lot of fun. He has been like that since 15 or 16 years old.”
Shikhar Dhawan credit India’s home leagues for the seamless transition of kids within the workforce.
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Uthappa added that it’s powerful for Dhawan to make a comeback within the T20 nationwide facet for the competitors from children is stiff and that even age just isn’t on his facet. Nonetheless, Uthappa does say that Dhawan ought to have been given a long term with the Take a look at facet after his failure within the sequence vs England in 2018.
“He deserves to be in ODI. I don’t quite remember his performances in 2018 against England but I think the likes of him and Murali Vijay served country well both of them should have got an extended run. In T20s, the youngsters are coming in hard and fast. The likes of Rohit, Rahul at top order, it is hard for him to squeeze in. Shikhar is 36 and selectors have eye on future as well,” stated Uthappa.
Dhawan, who has 6493 runs in ODIs, will look rating large within the upcoming ODIs vs Zimbabwe that begins on August 18. If he does properly, he may have an opportunity to enter the highest 10 finest batters rankings in ODIs.
Watch the LIVE protection of Zimbabwe vs India – 1st ODI on SONY SIX (English), SONY TEN 3 (Hindi) & SONY TEN 4 (Tamil & Telugu) channels on 18th August 2022, from 12:45 pm.
