Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan became the first player in the history of IPL to score two consecutive centuries. The left-handed batsman first hit an unbeaten 101 against Che...
BCCI President Saurav Ganguly, DDCA President Rohan Jaitley with cricketers Sikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina during the unveiling of former union minister late Arun Jaitley's statue ...
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India's Shikhar Dhawan walks off the field after losing his wicket during the third T20 international cricket match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydn...
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India's Shikhar Dhawan walks off the field after being dismissed by Australia's Adam Zampa during the second T20 international cricket match between Australia and India at the Sydn...
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India's captain Virat Kohli, second left, and Shikhar Dhawan take a break during the second T20 international cricket match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground...
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India's Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot during the second T20 international cricket match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
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India's Shikhar Dhawan, left, and KL Rahul interact between the overs during the second T20 international cricket match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground in ...
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India's Shikhar Dhawan is bowled for 1 run by Australia during their T20 international cricket match at Manuka Oval, in Canberra, Australia.
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India's Shikhar Dhawan bats against Australia during their T20 international cricket match at Manuka Oval, in Canberra, Australia.
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India's Shikhar Dhawan bats against Australia during their one day international cricket match at Manuka Oval in Canberra, Australia.
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India's Shikhar Dhawan walks from the field after he was dismissed during the one day international cricket match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney...
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India's Shikhar Dhawan bats during the one day international cricket match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
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India's Shikhar Dhawan walks from the field after he was dismissed for 74 runs during the one day international cricket match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Grou...
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India's Shikhar Dhawan hits the ball for four runs during the one day international cricket match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.
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India's Shikhar Dhawan takes a catch to dismiss Australia's Marcus Labuschagne during the one day international cricket match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Grou...
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Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals raises his bat after scoring fifty runs during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Ab...
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Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals plays a shot during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirat...
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Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals raises his bat after scoring fifty runs during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Ab...
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Rashid Khan of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate...
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Jasprit Bumrah of Mumbai Indians celebrates the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals during the Qualifier 1 match at Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Em...
India's much-delayed domestic cricket season starts with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, which will also serve as the audition before the IPL 2021 auction
India speedster Ishant Sharma, who missed the ongoing tour of Australia due to side strain suffered during the Indian Premier League, has also been named in the squad.
As three-match T20I series between Australia and India T20I starts on Friday with the first match at Manuka Oval, Canberra, here's a look at some interesting facts and figures
In Rohit's absence, it is expected that Mayank Agarwal will open the innings along with Shikhar Dhawan as Rahul, who will keep wickets is expected to bat middle-order.