Shikhar Dhawan Retires: Best record in England-numbers behind Dhawan’s glorious ODI career

In the afterwards of Shikhar Dhawan career especially, Shikhar Dhawan was a batsman with having unlimited awareness about the soul of an ODI game,and that is what Shikhar Dhawan recalled best for.

Shikhar Dhawan and current Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma found a strong barrage in the 50-over format and from 2013 to 2022 with Virat Kohli at No.3, the trio made up more than more than 43% of India’s runs.

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After nearly 20 years in professional cricket Shikhar Dhawan will be best memorise for his excellent ODI utilises for India over the last decade.He sustained 1162 runs in 25 ODIs in his first grown international career in 2013,with average 50.52 at a wholesome 97-pus strike rate with five centuries- the joint-most that year. This included the 363 runs in five innings at the champions Trophy 2013 in England that made him the Player of the Tournament during India’s victorious run.

Dhawan celebrated in the following Champion Trophy in 2017 also, and become top scorer again with 338 runs as India finished runners-up. None of batter has crossed 300 runs more than one time in the event.Shikhar Dhawan’s 701 runs during 10 innings in the tournament are only scored by Chris Gayle (791) and Mahela Jayawardene (742) but no one scored more hundreds than Dhawan(3).

The left- hander also at the top position in the charts for India at the ODI World cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand,scored 412 runs at a 51.75 average with two centuries.

Until Shikhar Dhawan’s last ODI (December 10, 2022) most runs for India from Jan 1, 2013

Shikhar Dhawan averaged the highest in England where Dhawan totalled 1142 runs in only 22 innings at 60.10, which is 16% of his career runs. On the other hand the left-hander amassed 1810 runs in India, averaging 41.08.Only Rohit Sharma is the cricketer who scored more runs at a higher average (64.190) than Dhawan in an away country, by the way also in England.

Most ODI runs as India opener