Shikhar Dhwan

Shikhar Dhawan      

India

Full name Shikhar Dhawan

Born December 5, 1985, Delhi

Current age 30 years 20 days

Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, Delhi Under-16s, India A, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad

Playing role Top-order batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	19	33	1	1308	187	40.87	2149	60.86	4	2	174	4	15	0
ODIs	69	68	3	2791	137	42.93	3124	89.34	8	15	331	33	31	0
T20Is	8	8	0	115	33	14.37	111	103.60	0	0	14	2	1	0
First-class	102	168	10	7148	224	45.24			21	26			100	0
List A	172	170	16	7050	248	45.77			19	37			86	0
Twenty20	129	128	13	3497	95*	30.40	2916	119.92	0	26	402	71	52	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	19	5	54	18	0	-	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
ODIs	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	102		298	142	3	2/30	2/30	47.33	2.85	99.3	0	0	0
List A	172		272	249	9	2/22	2/22	27.66	5.49	30.2	0	0	0
Twenty20	129	6	48	66	4	1/7	1/7	16.50	8.25	12.0	0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	India v Australia at Mohali, Mar 14-18, 2013 scorecard
Last Test	India v South Africa at Delhi, Dec 3-7, 2015 scorecard
Test statistics	- Statsguru Test analysis - Player analysis menu/filter Test match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Bowling career summary Bowling innings list Bowling match list Best innings bowling Best match bowling Bowling series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics
ODI debut	India v Australia at Visakhapatnam, Oct 20, 2010 scorecard
Last ODI	India v South Africa at Mumbai, Oct 25, 2015 scorecard
ODI statistics	- Statsguru ODI analysis - Player analysis menu/filter ODI match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics
T20I debut	West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Jun 4, 2011 scorecard
Last T20I	India v South Africa at Cuttack, Oct 5, 2015 scorecard
T20I statistics	- Statsguru T20I analysis - Player analysis menu/filter T20I match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics
First-class debut	Delhi v Andhra at Delhi, Nov 16-19, 2004 scorecard
Last First-class	India v South Africa at Delhi, Dec 3-7, 2015 scorecard
List A debut	Delhi v Jammu & Kashmir at Dharamsala, Jan 9, 2005 scorecard
Last List A	Jharkhand v Delhi at Bangalore, Dec 23, 2015 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20	India v South Africa at Cuttack, Oct 5, 2015 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
27	Delhi	v Jharkhand	Bangalore	23 Dec 2015	LA
25	Delhi	v Baroda	Delhi	10 Dec 2015	LA
33, 21, 0/9	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
12, 39	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
45*	India	v South Africa	Bangalore	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
0, 0	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
60	India	v South Africa	Mumbai	25 Oct 2015	ODI # 3700
7	India	v South Africa	Chennai	22 Oct 2015	ODI # 3698
13	India	v South Africa	Rajkot	18 Oct 2015	ODI # 3695
23	India	v South Africa	Indore	14 Oct 2015	ODI # 3692

Profile

Shikhar Dhawan stunned all observers, and Australia, when he stroked his way to the fastest Test century by a debutant. That debut, in Mohali in 2012-13, came to Dhawan in his ninth year of first-class cricket after he had been written off by almost everybody, not least because India's opening combination had been fixed to the most prolific combination in their Test history: Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.

Dhawan is one in a long line of stroke-players from Delhi, which became the Indian batting capital in the 2000s. He stands upright in his stance, is a bit stiff with his hands when he pushes forward, and is partial to the cover-drive. Those who played domestic cricket with him say he is supremely confident, bordering on showmanship. He is also a flamboyant personality with his ever-changing looks and the twirled moustache.

However, the attractive strokes, which were apparent even in the 2003-04 Under-19 World Cup where he was the Player of the Tournament for scoring 505 runs at 84.16 with three centuries, didn't seem to translate into huge seasons in Ranji Trophy. His average stayed steady in the mid-40s, but he didn't quite dare the selectors to overlook him. After lukewarm showing in the IPL and five ODIs, and with the Test openers going well, it seemed Dhawan would be left consigned to domestic cricket and T20 leagues.

Fortune turned, though, and both Sehwag and Gambhir lost form dramatically, giving Dhawan a chance at the age of 27 with 81 caps and 5679 first-class runs to his name already. Dhawan grabbed the chance with arguably the best debut by an Indian batsman, smashing 187 off 174 balls to set up India's win in a Test that was reduced to four days. He was picked in India's squad for the Champions Trophy soon after, and carried his sizzling form into that tournament with two centuries in the side's first two matches.

Dhawan's form later tailed off in England and Australia in 2014 but he hit back with 412 runs at 51.50 in India's run to the 2015 World Cup semi-finals.
Sidharth Monga

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