I am doing the basics right: Shikhar Dhawan

Explosive Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan has attributed his good form to ‘doing the basics right’. Shikhar Dhawan slammed a masterful and unbeaten 46 as the Indians cruised to a 9 wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third T20 at Ranchi. The Indians also went on to win the series 2-1.

Speaking to fellow opening batsman Rohit Sharma in an interview shared by bcci.tv, Dhawan said, “First of all I am very fortunate that my teammate is saying that my form is very important for my team. And yeah, I am just keeping it quite simple, making sure that I am doing the basics right, just timing the ball rather than look to hit the ball.

“Of course, in this format, we have to hit big ones too. I make sure that I play lesser dot balls so pressure doesn’t build on me that much.” Dhawan said.

Dhawan missed out on his maiden half-century in T20Is as he smashed 46 en route to the win. “I will go the same way I am going, it’s working for me and I will look to extend it as much as possible, which is good for me and my team. And we both can put up some great shows for our Indian fans and audience when we go into the middle, we are going to make you guys stand up on your seats, Dhawan said sharing a hearty laugh with his “partner in crime” Dhawan said.

Asked about his prank playing prowess, Dhawan gave his reply with a sinister giggle. “Me and Bhajji pa (Harbhajan Singh) goes very well with pranks. I guess people think that I am quite a serious guy with my looks but I am not, I am totally the opposite. I love having fun and make people laugh. And that’s my quality which has been blessed by God and I love doing it, bringing smiles on the face of people.”

“And I will keep doing that in the dressing room so that our team stays happy whether we win or lose, that’s a different aspect. We all should be happy, we have got one life.”, he added.

“I am feeling very good that we came back strongly in this series and we did a good job for our team.”