IND vs WI: Have Been Hearing It For 10 Years, People Keep Talking, I Keep Performing – Shikhar Dhawan On Facing Criticism

Veteran India National Cricket Team opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan opened up on facing criticism, asserting that it doesn’t bother him anymore as he has been facing it for the past 10 years.

Dhawan has been appointed as India’s captain for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies in the absence of Rohit Sharma and a few other captaincy candidates. The first match of the series will be played on Friday at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

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“Ajeeb kya lagega, aab toh 10 saal hogaya (I don’t feel odd, I have heard it for 10 years). People keep talking, I keep performing. If I listened to them, I wouldn’t be here.

“I have the experience, so I’m not too worried. As long as I self-analyse and improve, nothing else matters,” Dhawan said.

The 36-year-old added that he is still in the Team India squad because he has done some good things in the past. He said:

“I’m a very positive person. For me, positivity is about self-belief and the confidence you take in. I have that since I’ve been playing for so many years. I’m here because I’ve done some good things. That is the positivity I want to pass on to the youngsters.”

Earlier, we had team dinners, Now, we do reels – Shikhar Dhawan

The stand-in India captain Shikhar Dhawan is a popular personality on Instagram and he is known for making funny reels.

Recently, Dhawan posted a reel on his official Instagram handle featuring several members of the Team India squad, including head coach Rahul Dravid, and the reel has gone viral on the social media platform.

Talking about reels, Dhawan said that it has replaced team dinners and it is his way of creating a lively atmosphere in the dressing room.

“Earlier, we had team dinners. Now, we do reels,” he said at the pre-match press conference.

“We want to create the kind of energy where we put faith in each other to ensure the result takes care of itself. There is pressure in international cricket, sure, but it’s not the kind of pressure that will change my personality or style of play. I have a lot of belief in myself and the team,” he added.

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