Twitter applauds Shikhar Dhawan as he roars back to form with a scintillating ton
He also became the second fastest Indian to reach 14 ODI centuries.
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Shikhar Dhawan in the limited-overs format is a completely different player. Give him the favourable conditions and he will pummel the opposition at will. The same happened in Dubai as he raced his way to a scintillating century against Hong Kong to start the Asia Cup on a high. A lot was expected of his opening partner Rohit Sharma but Dhawan rose to the occasion and made up for his failure.
The questions were raised over his mindset after back-to-back failures in the recently concluded Test series against England. But the flamboyant left-hander didn’t let that form creep into his limited-overs prowess with the bat. He looked in good touch from the word go today and while Rohit was taking on the bowling attack in the powerplay overs. Even after his wicket fell, Dhawan didn’t lose his cool and got his eye in to open up later.
Gabbar announces his arrival
With the slow pitch on offer in Dubai and less help for the fast bowlers, Shikhar Dhawan’s eyes lit up big time. He understood that this is an excellent opportunity for him to get his confidence back ahead of the marquee clash against the arch-rivals Pakistan. As the fast bowlers failed to make early inroads, the Hong Kong skipper Anshuman Rath introduced the spinners into the attack.
But that was to no avail as Dhawan brought the late-cuts to the fore and eked out runs smartly as he normally does. The small crowd also witnessed his swag as he batted without helmet despite the fact that the medium pacers were bowling for the major part of the innings from one end. They also tried to unsettle him by bowling bouncers. However, the southpaw was up to the task and pulled handsomely on every occasion.
Eventually, Dhawan reached his 14th ODI century in the 36th over and is now looking even more dangerous. Twitterati was thrilled to see Gabbar return to form and applauded him for his knock while hoping that he will continue to play in the same way against Pakistan.
Here’s Twitter reacted to his century:
Gabbar is back!.. well played jatta @SDhawan25 💯 Hoping to see the good form for tomorrow! Keep it up! #INDvHK #AsiaCup2018
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 18, 2018
Dhawan batting with 97 SR on these slow dead wickets. Make no mistake, this isn't any lesser achievement than scoring against swingandseam.
Both need skills. Dhawan is indeed a very good white ball batsman. #INDvHK #AsiaCup2018
— SwingAndSeam (@swing_seam) September 18, 2018
HUNDRED! Shikhar #Dhawan, now batting in a cap even vs the seamers (always a faithful child of #MotherCricket), goes to his 14th ODI hundred off 105 balls.
• He is now level on 14 hundreds with Yuvraj Singh and some bloke called…David Warner…#AsiaCup18 #HKGvIND 🏏🇭🇰🇮🇳
— Guerilla Cricket (@guerillacricket) September 18, 2018
Pic 1 : Dhawan against England
Pic2 : Dhawan against Hong Kong#INDvHK pic.twitter.com/dD8jHuWoF3— Mitron (@ulta_aap) September 18, 2018
Most ODI Centuries by Indian left handers!
1️⃣ Sourav Ganguly – 22 💯
2️⃣ Yuvraj Singh / Shikhar Dhawan – 14 💯#INDvHK #AsiaCup #AsiaCup2018 pic.twitter.com/iJT2VNO6LG
— CricIndeed (@CricIndeed) September 18, 2018
While Dhawan is wasting his energy against minnow, Rohit is saving it for Pakistan. Difference between legend and lallu. Shame!
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) September 18, 2018
👉Pic 1 : Shikhar Dhawan vs Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Afghanistan
👉Pic 2 : Shikhar Dhawan vs Eng, Aus, NZ, SA, Pak#ShikharDhawan #INDvHK #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/z9z4vrirN5
— Madam Jadeja (Come On India)🙏🇮🇳 (@madam_jadeja) September 18, 2018
Dhawan to people who are trolling him even after scoring a century. #INDvHK#AsiaCup2018 pic.twitter.com/XBEOkpyoGo
— Varchill 🛀🛀 (@varshilgk) September 18, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan fans right now after his century #INDvHK pic.twitter.com/ZtbfU151pR
— Mr PukhToON 😎 (@OyeBatameej) September 18, 2018
Thrilled for Shikhar Dhawan. But even more delighted for the selectors. This hundred in an ODI against Hong Kong in the UAE is just what they need to pick him for the Tests in Australia. #AsiaCup
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) September 18, 2018
And just like that… With Shikhar Dhawan's hundred vs Hong Kong in the UAE, India moved on from the tour of England. #AsiaCup2018
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) September 18, 2018
*Shikhar Dhawan to his haters after scoring a 100 against Hong Kong*#INDvHK pic.twitter.com/xvCBQBTxau
— Absurd Choudhary (@ABChoudhary007) September 18, 2018
Most ODI 100s for India:
49 S Tendulkar
35 V Kohli
22 S Ganguly
18 Rohit Sharma
15 V Sehwag
14 Yuvraj Singh/ S DHAWAN— Muhammad Qasim Iftik (@Qasimifti) September 18, 2018
Dear Shikhar Dhawan
Ye weak team ke sath score krke kya milega?#INDvHK pic.twitter.com/BC97vCEmWx— Introverted Lama (@Introvertededed) September 18, 2018
With this 100, Dhawan has sealed his spot in the Indian Test team for the Australian series up next #bcci #dhawan
— Thriyambhakesh Ravi (@madrasi_19) September 18, 2018
Clearly Shikhar Dhawan’s shopping trip in London was good. He is happy and scoring centuries.
— Angshuman Chatterjee (@awhetuk) September 18, 2018
Sikhar Dhawan against Hong Kong after a long disappointing England tour .
#AsiaCup2018 #INDvHK @BCCI pic.twitter.com/N6O5AqsAtG— Subhasish (@i_mPups) September 18, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan 😜#AsiaCup2018 #INDvHK pic.twitter.com/kijg8sqtpU
— Anil Honrao (@HonraoAnil) September 18, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan right now.#ShikharDhawan #INDvHK pic.twitter.com/UnFc235U1h
— Tweetera🐦 (@DoctorrSays) September 18, 2018
Kl rahul to dhawan 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/3I1saAu0Cd
— yash borse (@yashborse99) September 18, 2018
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