Last weekend, former India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all forms of the game. He played his last game for India in late 2022 against Bangladesh. Apart from this, the left-hander played his last competitive game during the Indian T20 League 2024 for Punjab. He was dropped from the playing XI in the middle of the tournament.
On the other hand, the Delhi player missed out on the 50-over World Cup 2023 in India. Meanwhile, over the course of his career, the 167 ODI veteran managed to make an impact and helped India win the Champions Trophy in 2013. In this listicle, we will discuss five best innings of Shikhar Dhawan across formats.
Five best innings of Shikhar Dhawan across formats
1.187 against Australia on Test debut
During the India vs Australia Test series 2013, the 38-year-old made his debut. He replaced V. Sehwag in the playing XI, who never played for India again. Meanwhile, in a Test match in which the first day was abandoned due to rain, India still managed to win it.
After the Aussies hit 408 runs batting first, the home side replied well, thanks to Dhawan’s 187 in just 174 balls including 33 fours and two sixes. India ended up getting 499, leading by 91 runs and bowled out the Aussies for 223 runs. Chasing 133 on the last day, they won the game by six wickets.
- 114 runs against South Africa in Champions Trophy 2013
Ahead of this game, Dhawan had played only six games and had 69 runs to his name. Also, the Proteas attack had decent bowlers. However, the left-hander hit 114 runs in 94 balls including 12 fours and a six. This is his maiden ODI century and helped India reach 331/7. In reply, the 1998 winners were bowled out for 305.
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137 against South Africa in World Cup 2015
The Men In Blue had never beaten the Proteas in an ODI World Cup before this one. In this game, the two-time winners won the toss and batted first. R. Sharma was run out for a duck. However, Dhawan and Kohli put together 127 runs for the second wicket. The former ended up getting 137 off 146 balls and helped India reach 307/7. In reply, SA lost the game by 130 runs.
- 114 against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2018
In the Super Four game between the arch-rivals, the two-time winners batted first and managed only 237/7. In reply, Dhawan and R. Sharma put together 210 runs for the first wicket. The former took on the bowling and scored 100-ball 114 including 16 fours and two sixes. Dhawan was adjudged Player of the Match.
- 99 not out for Punjab against Hyderabad in Indian T20 League 2023
Punjab took on 2016 winners, Hyderabad in the last year’s Indian T20 League. Batting first, the 2014 finalists lost nine wickets for 88 runs. However, their former captain scored 99 not out and helped the team reach 143/9. Even though they lost the game, Dhawan did ensure that they didn’t lose by a bigger margin.
