It was a Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group D match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. 2-min read. Get latest cricket updates, live scores, top sports news, match highlights of Cricket, Football, Tennis and other sports on TimesNow, Will Shikhar Dhawan make a Test comeback? He stated, "I will keep trying my best. He last for India in the … Their current form in Australia shows they have settled in well in local conditions which only augurs well for India. India Test squad: Virat Kohli (c) (first Test only), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, (The Quint is available on Telegram. Cricket in the times of the coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on players who have spent many a week in controlled environments around the world, and like Justin Langer, India, too, will be concerned about the challenges. Profile. The DC franchise will open its account in the forthcoming edition versus Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on September 20. Shikhar Dhawan is not a part of the Indian Test squad for the series against Australia. Mind you, both have been impressive during this year’s IPL, from Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals – the finalists of the season gone by. "Congratulations @ImIshant. During his visit, the cricketer was spotted enjoying a boat ride and during the process, he also snapped himself feeding … On the other hand, Dhawan is well aware of the intense competition for the openers' slot in limited-overs. Among the in-form batsmen, in different formats, are Dhawan & Hardik, neither of whom are in the Test squad. Dhawan, who recently became India's third-highest run-getter in T20Is, came up with a strong reply to an Instagram user who took a jibe at the India opener. Highlights. With no Rohit Sharma for the first two Tests at least, the toss to open the batting alongside Mayank Agarwal is among Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul. KL Rahul, on the other hand, is almost as experienced as Dhawan. Before Wednesday, his FC batting average had been 25. India star Shikhar Dhawan shut down a social media troll who posted a distasteful comment about the performance of the Indian opener and his looks. Playing in Mohali, Dhawan stood tall in his first outing in whites with a scintillating 187. Not a bad place to play your 100th. With his spot in the India XI on the line, Dhawan scored a Ranji Trophy ton on Wednesday. He had been hit on his left thumb during India’s match against defending champions Australia at The Oval on Sunday. For India, among the in-form batsmen, albeit in different conditions, are Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya, neither of whom are in the Test squad. - Sportzpics / BCCI. Shikhar Dhawan shot to fame after an unprecedented run in the 2004 U-19 World Cup, where he scored 505 runs garnished with 3 hundreds. Playing in Mohali, Dhawan stood tall in his first outing in whites with a scintillating 187. During an interaction, Dhawan told TV channels, "I am not a part of the Test team but that does not mean I have given up all hopes of a comeback. When the ball was sent down, Shikhar Dhawan pounced, shimmying down the track to launch the ball over the off side. Pradeep Sangwan has been named Delhi captain ahead of Shikhar Dhawan for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament. Dhawan was not part of the Test squad that took on Australia in the four-match series. Shikhar Dhawan got out without scoring in Delhi Capitals’ first game of IPL 2020 but he is looking forward to giving his best for the rest of the season. Shikhar Dhawan lost his place in the Indian Test team after a string of disappointing performances against England. However, he remained inconsistent throughout, especially while touring overseas, before being sidelined from the Test line-up since mid-2018. Since India play Afghanistan on June 22 in Southampton, which is six days after the Pakistan game in Manchester on June 16, Dhawan will get at least 11 days time to recover. Have seen you play from your U-19 days & played alongside you in your 1st Test. In 2018, he put on a show with the ball first and then the bat in England’s Nottingham as India won by 203 runs. The left-hander scored 117 off 109 balls during the match against Australia. The 34-year-old made his debut in the red-ball format during Australia's tour of India in 2013. 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The T20Is will be … Even if Dhawan misses the Afghanistan game, the next match against West Indies in Manchester is on June 27, which gives him another six days' time to recover. The two youngsters have not started off in the best of their forms, scoring ducks in the first innings against Australia A and 29 and 19 in the second. Since landing in Australia, India have made late adjustments to the initial squads, with T Natarajan being drafted in for the ODIs, as cover for Navdeep Saini, on the eve of the first game while Shardul Thakur was asked to stay back for the T20Is after Ravindra Jadeja’s concussion ruled him out for a bit. The BCCI, earlier, had hinted at Shreyas Iyer, who has not played a Test yet, staying back as a back-up when the noise around Rohit’s recovery was at its peak. Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan's curtailed practice session on Wednesday raised serious doubts about his participation in the historic one-off Test against Afghanistan, starting Thursday.. Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the 2019 Cricket World Cup for 3 weeks with a fractured thumb. Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Not To Play Second Test Bhuvneshwar will not be available for the Test series due to his marriage Shikhar will be available for the third Test … For handpicked stories every day, subscribe to us on Telegram). Dhawan has so far featured in a total of 34 Tests, where he has amassed 2,315 runs at 40.61 with seven half-centuries and five centuries. In the 2019 edition, he was the top run-getter for his franchise with a total of 521 runs at an average of 34.73 with five half-centuries. The left-hander is gearing up for the IPL 2020 edition, where he will represent the Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals (DC). Shikhar Dhawan is likely to partner M Vijay at the top of the order, with KL Rahul missing out, in the first Test of India's tour of the West Indies starting in Antigua on Thursday. His love for bikes and cars reflects in his batting — there is flamboyance and quite a bit of pace.