Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan is having a golden run with the bat within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Dhawan, who’s representing Punjab Kings (PBKS) within the fifteenth season of the cash-rich league, is the best run-getter for his facet.
The left-handed opening batter has to date performed 13 video games this season, scoring 421 runs at a mean of 38.27 and a strike charge of 122.74 with the assistance of three-half centuries. In truth, Dhawan’s consistency has at all times been a spotlight in his IPL profession, as since 2011, the 36-year-old hasn’t scored lower than 300 runs in an IPL season.
Despite being a constant run-getter and main India on tour to Sri Lanka final yr, it stunned many when Dhawan was unnoticed of the T20 World Cup 2021 squad. But that hasn’t stopped the Delhi-born cricketer from persevering with his wealthy kind.
While there’s a robust likelihood of Dhawan making a return to T20 cricket within the upcoming sequence at dwelling in opposition to South Africa beginning June 9, the cricketer has shared some ideas concerning his future with Team India.
Dhawan reckoned that he can nonetheless supply quite a bit within the shortest format as he has been constant on this type of the sport.
“Though I remain an integral part of the team, I still feel that I can contribute in the shortest format because of my experience. I have been quite doing well in the T20 format. Whatever role I have been given, I have done well. I have managed to stay consistent in the formats that I am playing, whether it is the IPL or at the domestic level, and I am enjoying it. Consistency is not only about scoring fifties or hundreds frequently, but also about maintaining even gaps between such scores,” stated the southpaw, as quoted by NDTV.
Dhawan stated he had no points when he wasn’t picked for T20 WC final yr. The PBKS batter stated he respects the selector’s resolution and solely focuses on doing the very best in no matter alternatives he’s getting.
“I am a very positive person. It was a dream come true for me to lead the team last year. For the T20 World Cup, they thought the (chosen) players were better than me and fair enough. Whatever decision selectors make, I respect that. That happens in life. You accept it and keep doing your job. I only focus on what is in my control and try to make the most of the opportunities that I get,” added Dhawan.