![]() His average stayed steady in the mid-40s, but he didn't quite dare the selectors to overlook him. ![]() 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. ![]() He is also a flamboyant personality with his ever-changing looks and the twirled moustache. ![]() Those who played domestic cricket with him say he is supremely confident, bordering on showmanship. He stands upright in his stance, is a bit stiff with his hands when he pushes forward, and is partial to the cover-drive. 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.ĭhawan is one in a long line of stroke-players from Delhi, which became the Indian batting capital in the 2000s. Shikhar Dhawan stunned all observers, and Australia, when he stroked his way to the fastest Test century by a debutant.
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