Shikhar Dhawan

India beat Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI, win series

VISAKHAPATNAM - Muslimchronicle

Opener Shikhar Dhawan’s blazing century and a decisive spell by their wrist spinners powered India to a series-clinching eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international on Sunday. Chasing 216 for victory, India rode on a 135-run partnership between Dhawan (100 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (65) to romp home in 32.1 overs in Visakhapatnam. Dhawan completed hisRead more

Shikhar sure India won’t wilt under the pressure

LONDON - Muslimchronicle

Shikhar Dhawan is confident the pressure will not get to India as they aim to avoid a shock 2-1 series defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka today. The hosts face Angelo Mathews and Co. in Visakhapatnam with the contest locked at 1-1 — the tourists having shocked India with a seven-wicket win in Dharamsala in the opener of theRead more

Kiwis make 230-9 in India ODI amid pitch-tampering controversy

Pune - Muslimchronicle

Half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik fired India to a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand after a pitch-tampering storm threatened the second one-day international in Pune on Wednesday. Dhawan scored a classy 68 and Karthik notched an unbeaten 64 as India made 232-4 to clinch victory with 24 balls to spare and level the three-match ODI series 1-1.Read more

Dhawan, Pujara centuries jolt Sri Lanka in first Test

Galle - Muslimchronicle

Shikhar Dhawan smashed a career-best 190 on his Test comeback to lead a brilliant Indian batting assault on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The left-handed opener struck 31 boundaries in a blazing 168-ball knock and Cheteshwar Pujara joined in with an unbeaten 144 to take the visitors to 399-3 at stumps. The hostsRead more

Dhawan fifty drives India to big win

Ranchi - Arab Today

Shikhar Dhawan thanked Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for telling him to keep playing his natural game after the swashbuckling opener silenced his critics with his maiden T20 half century Friday. There had been growing calls for Dhawan to be axed ahead of the World Twenty20 that begins next month in India after he failed to reach 50 in hisRead more