Despite playing only one format for the Indian team. Opener Shikhar Dhawan has no regrets and wants to continue his best performance in it. Dhawan, who led the team in the ODI format on the tour of West Indies in the absence of senior players, has promised himself before his 37th birthday that he will play as long as he is useful to the team. India recently defeated West Indies 3-0 in the 3-match ODI series under Dhawan’s captaincy.
Delhi’s batting great Shikhar Dhawan, after successfully captaining the team in the ODI series in the West Indies, said, ‘As long as I play for India, I will be useful to the team. I would not like to be a burden on the team.
Dhawan scored 975 runs with the help of 10 half-centuries in 22 ODIs for India from the beginning of the year 2020 to the West Indies tour and this figure is the highest among Indian players. When Dhawan was asked about these figures, he said, ‘I am a calm and mature person. This performance reflects my experience.
He said, ‘I have a very strong understanding of the game and I have worked very hard to improve my technique. Understanding a format is also very important. I understand the requirements of the ODI format and it has helped me a lot.
When the popularity of T20 format has increased a lot all over the world and there has been a decrease in the organization of ODI series. In such a situation, when asked about playing in only one format. Dhawan said, ‘I have never been disappointed about this. I don’t like to think about these things that I am playing only one format at the international level. I look at it in such a way that I get a chance to play in 2-3 months. It helps me stay fresh.
It is important for Dhawan to give importance to what he has instead of gloomy over what he doesn’t have. He said, ‘I am happy with what I get. For India, if I am playing in one format, then I try to give my everything in that format. I am a positive thinking person. You will not find any negativity in me.
