Zoom News : Jul 12, 2022, 02:59 PM
Cricket | Team India's opener Shikhar Dhawan is going to play his 150th One Day International match for the Indian cricket team today i.e. on 12 July 2022. He made his ODI debut in 2010 and since then he has played 149 matches. In the initial few years, Dhawan got few chances as there were legends like Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar at the top.Shikhar Dhawan got his real identity in the 2013 Champions Trophy. He scored the most runs for India in this tournament played in England. Since then he never looked back. Dhawan has scored 6284 runs in 149 matches played so far. During this time, his average has been 45.54, which is considered good in ODI cricket. His strike rate is 93.37. He has scored 17 centuries and 35 half-centuries in this format.Shikhar Dhawan has been the highest run scorer for India in the 2013 Champions Trophy, 2015 World Cup and 2017 Champions Trophy. Perhaps this could have happened in the 2019 World Cup too, but he was injured. On the other hand, if we talk about Dhawan's biggest partner, then he is Rohit Sharma. Both have opened together in 111 matches in the ODI format and have scored a total of 4994 runs. His average is 45.4 and the highest score is 210. Both have scored 17 centuries and 15 half-century partnerships. Both these batsmen have been instrumental in taking India to the top in ODI cricket.