Indian captain Rohit Sharma has chosen disgraced Indian veteran Shikhar Dhawan as his favorite batting partner in cricket. The left-handed opener was dropped from the ODI squad after the away series against Bangladesh last year due to his poor performance in the 50-over format of the match.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are one of the best opening pairs in ODI cricket today and have provided memorable performances for their teams since the inception of the 2013 Champions Trophy. The two went from strength to strength and were very consistent until the left-handed opener fell out of favor with the Indian team.
In a conversation with IANS, Rohit Sharma spoke about his relationship with Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan on and off the field. He added that he prefers to play southpaw in international cricket.
“Shikhar Dhawan and I had a very strong friendship on and off the field. We have played together for many years and are a part of “It’s a partnership that we’ve enjoyed. He has a very contagious energy and it’s a lot of fun to be with him and maintain the record we set as India’s opening pair,” said Rohit Sharma. told IANS.
The success of the opening duo was one of the main reasons why India won the Champions Trophy in 2013 and gave the team consistently great starts in big matches. They are on the list of his pair of most prolific openers in the history of one-day cricket.
Shikhar Dhawan fell out of favor in the Indian team due to poor form after Shubman Gill played as an all-format opener for India. Dhawan’s last appearance for India was on a tour of Bangladesh, where he scored just 18 runs in three matches.
The 37-year-old was expected to be the first-choice player for the ODI World Cup 2023 along with Rohit Sharma, with whom he has been playing since 2013.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma recently gave the Men in Blue a much-needed start to the game with his aggressive batting, scoring three consecutive half-centuries in the continental tournament. The Indian captain joined the 10,000 ODI base running club after his brilliant batting performance against Sri Lanka.
Rohit became the second fastest batsman to achieve this feat after Indian batting champion Virat Kohli. The flamboyant batsman will be hoping to continue his good form in the ODI World Cup to be held in his home country.
