Shikhar Dhawan’s name will always be written in golden letters in the history of Indian cricket. Although he has not yet announced his retirement from international cricket, he has not played international cricket for the last several months. This is because of his looks as well as his age. Shikhar Dhawan has turned 38 today. He was born on 5th December 1985 and hence he is celebrating his 38th birthday today. On this occasion, let us take a look at some records of his cricket career.
Shikhar Dhawan has played 34 Test matches in his career, in which he has scored 2,315 runs at an average of 40.61 in 58 innings. During this period he scored 7 centuries and 5 half-centuries and his best score was 190 runs. At the same time, Dhawan has played 164 matches in his ODI career, in which he has scored 6,793 runs at an average of 44.11 and strike rate of 91.35. Dhawan has also scored 17 centuries and 39 half-centuries in the ODI format. In this his best score was 143 runs.
Apart from Test and ODI, Shikhar Dhawan has also played 68 international T20 matches. During this period, he has scored 1759 runs at an average of 27.92 and strike rate of 126.36. Dhawan has scored 11 half-centuries in this format, while his best score is 92 runs. Shikhar Dhawan is also the highest run-scorer in IPL after Virat Kohli. He has played cricket for four teams Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings from 2008 to 2023. During this period, Dhawan has scored a total of 6,617 runs in 217 matches at an average of 35.38 and strike rate of 127.17. Dhawan also has 2 centuries and 50 half-centuries in his name in IPL. Dhawan’s best score in IPL is 106 runs not out.
You must have heard many times that Shikhar Dhawan is called Mr. ICC or ICC Tournament Player. The reason for this is his performance in ICC tournaments. Let us show you some statistics, after which you will understand why people call him Mr. ICC.
Highest run scorer for India in ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Highest run scorer for India in ICC ODI World Cup 2015 Highest run scorer for India in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Highest run scorer for India in Asia Cup 2018 Scored a total of 10,867 runs in international cricket. Thanks to Dhawan, Team India won its last ICC tournament.
Team India won its last ICC tournament in 2013. At that time, the Indian team had won the Champions Trophy under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but Shikhar Dhawan played the most special role in that Champions Trophy. Shikhar played some special innings in that tournament:
Scored 114 runs in 94 balls against South Africa. Scored 102 unbeaten runs in 107 balls against West Indies. Scored 48 runs in 41 balls against Pakistan. Scored 68 runs in 92 balls in the semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy. He scored 68 runs in 92 balls in the final of ICC Champions Trophy. scored 31 runs in