Shikhar Dhawan will prove to be important for World Cup 2023, these figures are proof
New Delhi. The ODI World Cup 2023 is to be held in October-November. Discussions are going on regarding the players from the World Cup. Dashing opener Shikhar Dhawan has been running out of the Indian team for a long time. Shikhar Dhawan is less likely to get a chance for the World Cup because of the young star players. However, there are some statistics which show that Shikhar Dhawan can prove to be important for the World Cup. After the T20 series against South Africa (IND vs SA), Team India has to play the ODI series. But all members of the T20 World Cup squad will be rested from the ODI series. This means that in the ODI series, Team India will not be captained by Rohit Sharma but Shikhar Dhawan while captain Sanju Samson will do it. At the same time, the team led by Rohit Sharma will leave for Australia on 6 October. India’s probable squad for ODI series: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Rituraj Gaikwad, Prithvi Shaw, Sanju Samson (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Famous Krishna , Kuldeep Sen. Let us tell you that India’s three-match ODI series will be played from October 6 and will end on October 11. However, in just six days from the last ODI, Team India will play a practice match against Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup. Hence, the India T20 WC team will leave for Australia by October 10 to adapt to the conditions and time zones. So the board has decided to have a completely different team for the ODI series. With this South Africa will have a T20 World Cup squad playing in ODIs. South Africa will also start their T20 World Cup practice against New Zealand on 17 October. South Africa ODI squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwayne Pretorius, Kagiso Shaw Rabada, Tabrez. India vs South Africa ODI Schedule India vs South Africa 1st ODI: Thursday, 6 October, Ranchi India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Sunday, 9 October, Lucknow India vs South Africa 3rd ODI: Tuesday, 11 October in Delhi Shikhar Dhawan He is the third highest run scorer in ODI trophy. He has so far scored 1238 runs for India in ICC ODI trophy. In this case Virat Kohli is number 1 with 1559 runs while Rohit Sharma is second with 1459 runs. are on It may be noted that Shikhar Dhawan played the last ODI for India against Bangladesh in December 2022. After this many ODI series have been played in Team India, but Shikhar Dhawan has not been a part of any series. Dhawan is such an experienced player in the ODI format. Shikhar Dhawan has played 167 matches so far, in which he has scored 6793 runs at an average of 44.14. During this, 17 centuries and 39 half-centuries have come out of his bat. At present, players like Shubman Gill and Ishaan Kishan have taken place in the Indian team and in such a situation, the chances of Shikhar Dhawan getting a chance are over. However, the final call will have to be taken by the selectors whether Dhawan is included in the squad for the World Cup or not.
