Rashid Khan Delighted Following Shikhar Dhawan's Swashbuckling Knock Against Ireland

Young spinner from Afghanistan, Rashid Khan lauded him teammate of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Shikhar Dhawan after the latter played a blistering knock against Ireland in the first Twenty20 Internationals at Dublin on Wednesday (June 27).

Meanwhile, India’s United Kingdom (UK) tour got underway last night with an emphatic win over the Irish.

India went to bat first after losing the toss, however, it didn’t matter much. Dhawan and Rohit Sharma were on song right from the word go taking the attack to the opposition.

Dhawan was the first to break free as he continued his form across the formats.

The southpaw played his natural shots and looked comfortable on both the sides. Furthermore, the inexperienced Ireland bowlers not knowing where to bowl. They went on to bowl at his strength and Dhawan latched onto it.

The left-hander also hit sixes down the ground on both the sides. Dhawan dominated the proceedings in the first ten overs as Rohit played the second hand.

At one position, Dhawan had a strike rate close to 200. He got to his fifty soon after facing just 27 balls to bring his seventh T20I fifty.

Interestingly, a teammate of Shikhar Dhawan Rashid Khan was watching the game on television, posted pictures from there to praise the senior campaigner.

Both played a significant role for the Hyderabad-based franchise in the recently-held Indian Premier League (IPL).

Here is the screen grab of his story:

Banking on a powerful start, India posted 208 runs despite losing quick wickets at the fag end of the innings.

However, it was an uphill task for the hosting team as they struggled while losing wickets at regular intervals.

Spin duo Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal starred with the ball as Ireland fell 76 runs short.

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