So I try to use the pace and I enjoy doing that, playing those cheeky shots. "Once I know the bowlers are bowling yorkers or wide yorkers and they have set up a field, it's hard to find a boundary on the off side. He further expanded on his approach in a chat with R Ashwin on. "I worked on those shots in the nets, like going towards the off stump and using the pace of the bowler," Dhawan told Star Sports at the post-match presentation. Out of those, eight fours and a six came in the aforementioned region.Īfter the match, Dhawan said he has been focusing on improving his leg-side game. In all, Dhawan scored 13 fours and two sixes. In comparison, the whole off side yielded only 32 runs. As a result, 53 out of his 92 runs came in the arc from midwicket to fine leg. He also deployed a much-improved slog shot, targeting the midwicket area in particular. While that may still be true, Dhawan showed he is not afraid of exploring other scoring zones.ĭuring his Player-of-the-Match performance, which helped the Delhi Capitals chase down 196, Dhawan repeatedly walked towards the off side in order to work the ball behind square leg. If he played a cover drive early in his innings, the probability of him scoring big went up. Until not so long ago, a typical Dhawan innings would be brimming with cover drives. In the last two years at the IPL, he has improved his strike rate significantly, however, his 49-ball 92 against the Punjab Kings on Sunday exhibited a different aspect of his game. With the T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in India later this year, Dhawan is leaving no stone unturned to claim his spot back. Only Fakhar Zaman (110.00) has a worse strike rate than Dhawan's 114.24. Since the start of 2019, 25 openers from Full Member nations have played ten or more T20I innings. One of the reasons behind that is in the last few years, the format has moved at a pace Dhawan couldn't keep up with. Once a mainstay for India in limited-overs cricket, Dhawan is no longer guaranteed a place in the T20I XI. An approach where he is not scared of trying out new things to add another dimension to his game. It was a shot that won't make it to the highlights package but it highlighted Dhawan's new approach to batting. Riley Meredith throws himself to his left to keep it to one. Instead, he moves across, goes down on one knee and taps it towards square leg. Dhawan could have easily hit it through the off side. It's a slow, dipping full toss but way outside off. Jhye Richardson is bowling around the wicket to Shikhar Dhawan. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserįearless Shikhar Dhawan adds a new dimension to his battingįifteenth over of the chase.
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