From a second-ball duck on his India debut in an ODI in opposition to Australia in 2010 to forming considered one of India’s most formidable opening partnerships with Rohit Sharma and changing into India’s man of the second in ICC tournaments, Dhawan has had a profitable profession within the India jersey.This is a take a look at the highlights of Dhawan’s profession, which features a yet-to-be-broken report he made on his Take a look at debut.
– Dhawan took 85 balls to achieve his maiden hundred in Assessments — the quickest by a batter on Take a look at debut. He ended up with 187 off simply 174 balls in opposition to Australia in Mohali in 2013.
– Dhawan’s strike charge of 107.47 stays a report for any batsman throughout a century on debut in Assessments.
– His 187 is the best on Take a look at debut by an Indian batsman.
– The left-handed opener was related in a stand of 289 with Murali Vijay in opposition to Australia in Mohali in 2013, which stays a report for the opening wicket in Assessments involving India and Australia.
– He scored 126 runs between lunch and tea at Galle throughout his career-best rating of 190 vs Sri Lanka in 2017 — probably the most by an Indian batsman between lunch and tea in Assessments.
– The 38-year-old is without doubt one of the eight batsmen to report 5000-plus runs, 40-plus common at a strike charge of 90-plus in ODIs.
– His finest 12 months when it comes to run-aggregate in ODIs was 2013, when he scored 1162 at a mean of fifty.52, together with 5 a whole bunch and 4 fifties, in 25 innings in 2013.
– Dhawan stays the one Indian participant to submit three a whole bunch in ODIs at The Oval — one every in opposition to West Indies in 2013, Sri Lanka in 2017 and vs Australia in 2019.
– He hit 768 fours in 221 innings — probably the most by a batter within the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
– His 6769 runs is the second highest run-aggregate within the historical past of the IPL behind Virat Kohli’s tally of 8004 runs.
– Dhawan aggregated 400-plus runs in an IPL season 9 instances — his finest season being 2020-21, when he scored 618 runs at a mean of 44.14, together with two a whole bunch and 4 fifties, in 17 innings. Kohli has managed 400-plus runs in an IPL season probably the most instances (10).
– Among the many seven batsmen with 600 runs or extra within the ICC Champions Trophy, Dhawan’s common of 77.88 is the best.
– He is without doubt one of the 4 batsmen to have recorded three a whole bunch within the ICC Champions Trophy — the opposite three being Chris Gayle, Sourav Ganguly and Herschelle Gibbs.
(Stats and trivia courtesy: Rajesh Kumar)
