IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri- Shikhar Dhawan Ex-India head coach Ravi Shastri has come up with a special remark for opening batter Shikhar Dhawan. He feels that the experienced pro fit right in the middle between Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli. The statement comes after Dhawan slammed 59-ball 88 runs to reach 9000 T20 runs. He played a big role in PBKS completing consecutive wins against CSK in IPL 2022. Follow IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
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IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri says, ‘Gun player Shikhar Dhawan right in between Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma’ after mammoth T20 record- check out
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“Shikhar Dhawan measured what he had to do by reading the conditions. I call him a gun player because in this country, most of the accolades have gone to Virat (Kohli) and Rohit (Sharma),” Shastri told host broadcaster Star Sports.
“This man (Shikhar Dhawan) has been a serious player, you know, right in between them when he has been fit and he deserves all the accolades… 6000 IPL runs, 200th (IPL) game, man-of-the-match, finishing it off in style and like he said he has started advising youngsters now.. and I know Shikhi…he might be calling them and playing the flute.. I hope he plays the flute for a long time,” he added.
- In his 200th IPL match, Shikhar Dhawan also completed 6000 T20 runs and 1000 runs against defending champions CSK.
- While Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma are facing demons with the bat, Dhawan has entered the Orange Cap list. After bagging Rs 8.25 crore at the mega auction, he has slammed 302 runs in 8 matches.
- Dhawan has been a consistent player in IPL with over 550 runs in the last 4 seasons. He will be in the fray for T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia after missing out in the previous edition in UAE.
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