SHIKHAR DHAWAN- A HANDY OPENER

Shikhar Dhawan a solid left-handed opening batsman. He made his ODI debut against Australia and Test debut also against Australia. He set up a new record in his Test debut which was the fastest century by a debutante. He is one of the attractive stroke player from Delhi.

Domestic cricketers who played with him say he is very confident and his flamboyant personality with his ever-changing looks like his fancy mustache. Dhawan has always demonstrated his talent since 2003 where he was the player of the tournament in under 19 World cup but he did not overlook  by the selectors for reasons best known to them, but his attitude of a self-belief and vision of an achiever made his dream come true almost after 9 years playing the domestic cricket.

Only the time has changed for him when India's both openers lost their form dramatically, giving him a chance and then he grabbed the chance with arguably smashing 187 to set up India's win in a Test He is the first Indian to score 150+ runs on a debut Test Match. And soon afterwards Shikhar Dhawan became almost an overnight hero and later on he was picked by the selectors soon after for the champions Trophy in England. He persisted in his sizzling form into the tournament also giving India a chance to win their first ever champions trophy.

Today we see Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kholi because Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman retired. And now we see Shikhar Dhawan because Virender Sehwag was finally dropped. It's just the young players needs enough time and an equal number of chances. This young boy has waited enough and now it's time to welcome him.

Indian Premier League

Shikhar Dhawan started his IPL career with his home team Delhi Daredevils and was traded to Mumbai Indians next year. He played two seasons of IPL for the Mumbai Indians. After that Deccan Chargers bought him. He didn't get much appreciation for his performance playing for Delhi and Mumbai. But playing for Deccan charger(Sunrisers Hyderabad) had given his career a real boost.