After the disappointing defeat in the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia, India, which is playing in New Zealand, won the first T20 series in the midst of rain with a score of 1-0. However, in the next one-day series, trailing 1-0 at the end of the first two matches, India missed the chance to win the trophy and are forced to at least level the series if they win the last match. Senior Sigar Dhawan is serving as the captain in this series, which is being conducted in preparation for the 50-over World Cup to be held on home soil in 2023.
However, whether he will get a chance at the World Cup in India remains a question mark. Earlier in 2013 Dhoni’s historic decision made him the opening batsman, Shikhar Dhawan, who got the chance to field as another opener along with Rohit Sharma, scored the most runs in the first series and won the golden bat award and played a vital role in winning the trophy. Since then, he has been a permanent opener alongside Rohit Sharma, playing as the primary opening batsman till 2019.
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Cricket fans call him Mr. ICC as he has achieved records such as highest run-scorer in 2017 Champions Draw, highest run-scorer in 2018 Asia Cup and Man of the Series award winner during that period. But KL Rahul, who was given a chance to replace him after he was forced out of the 2019 World Cup with an injury against Australia, eventually performed a bit better than him and claimed the spot. Therefore, BCCI, who has passed the age of 35, sees Dhawan as trash, giving him a chance as captain in the 2nd grade series and leaving him in the next series.
But fans want Dhawan to play in place of Rahul, who has made a habit of beating Kathucutis and delaying time by losing in stressful matches in recent times, including the 2022 T20 World Cup. Here’s what Dinesh Karthik, who reports the same, backed Dhawan to be right to field alongside Rohit Sharma in the 2023 World Cup. “I think so too. I have a feeling that he will be the starter in the World Cup. Otherwise they won’t give him a chance in New Zealand series like this.”
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“Because the team management can easily remove him after 30 years of age. But the team management is also showing interest in making him play in the ODI team. More than that, Shikhar Dhawan has been a gun in ICC series in history. Someone like him has the ability to play tremendously in big series. In fact, even before he got injured in the 2019 World Cup, he was amazing. So he will definitely be in the World Cup squad unless there is a total loss of form and a big change.”
“And you can trust him as a starter and give him a chance. He uses the white coat to express his experience and play. Along with that, the opportunity to act as the captain of the Punjab team in the IPL series also came to him. So I hope that Dhawan will perform amazingly in it and play in the World Cup. It is noteworthy that Dhawan, who was amazing in batting in the recent West Indies and Zimbabwe series, has scored 77 runs in the first match of this series and is in good form than Rahul.
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