Shikhar Dhawan Picks One Of The Most Special Knocks Of His Career

It is no secret that Shikhar Dhawan has played some very crucial knocks for India. Along with Rohit Sharma, he has been the driving force behind the men in blue’s dominance in limited-overs cricket. And mainly in the ICC tournaments, Dhawan becomes a beast of a batsman. In an Instagram live video chat, the southpaw named the century in the 2019 World Cup against Australia at The Oval in London as one of his best innings.

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He got involved in a friendly chat with fellow countryman and his captain at the Delhi Capitals, Shreyas Iyer. With the nationwide lockdown extended till May 3rd, cricketers have to rely on social media channels to keep in touch and stay entertained. Apart from these two, the likes of Virat Kohli, Dale Steyn, Kevin Pietersen, and Rohit Sharma have also been engaging in such conversations.

Shikhar Dhawan reveals one of the most special knocks of his career:

Meanwhile, there were multiple reasons for Dhawan naming the knock of 117 off 109 balls as one of his special ones. Firstly, the match against the defending champions was a crucial group game and a high-voltage clash for both sides. Secondly, the 34-year old in his man of the match effort, crafted the innings with a broken thumb.

Dhawan top-scored in that game as India posted 352 and later beat Australia by 36 runs. While describing as one of his most significant innings, Dhawan said: “Mardo walli feeling aayi.” Unfortunately, the match is also remembered as his last in the mega event. Due to the fractured thumb, the left-handed had to sit out of the remaining fixtures of the competition. The men in blue topped the group stage; however, suffered a heartbreaking loss to New Zealand in the semi-finals in Manchester.

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