SHIKHAR DHAWAN : THE LIFE ALL ABOUT WINNING ATTITUDE

Shikhar Dhawan shot to fame after a fantastic run in the 2004 U-19 World Cup, where he scored 505 runs garnished with 3 hundred. However, it took him a long while to make it to the Indian team due to a large amount of competition at the time. A naturally attacking left-handed opener, Dhawan has been one of the mainstays of the Delhi line-up for a long time and forms an unable to capture top-order along with Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, scoring runs by the container along with them. He was rated quite highly by experts for his ability to dig in and play the big innings.



                                                       

Dhawan, with his side-on stance and negligible trigger movement, is strong on the off-side with his cuts and drives. However, his leg-side game tends to be scratchy and ran in severe contrast to his off-side game. A natural stroke-player, Dhawan has the gift of picking the line of the ball early and the length of the ball, allowing him enough time to get into position for any shot that he wishes to play

After a series of excellent domestic performances, he was handed an India debut against Australia in 2010. He scored a duck and made no significant contributions for a while, as he continued to be the representing the most perfect replacement player in the side. However, given the controversial axing of Virender Sehwag after the second Test, Dhawan was handed the desirable India Test cap to make his debut against the Australians in March 2013. He had a start that he wouldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams as he raced away to the fastest ever hundred on debut off just 85 balls, and was finally dismissed for a boundary-filled 187.

Dhawan had a purple patch in 2013, and continued his form in ODIs and emerging as the player of the tournament in the ICC Champions Trophy in June 2013. He flashed away to 363 runs in just five games, including two hundred. When Australia toured India in October 2013, Dhawan was relentless in his chase of runs as he slammed a ton and two fifties, finishing with 284 runs in six matches. He continued his good run in the home series against West Indies as well, becoming the highest run-getter for India in the calendar year.

Dhawan had a dismal Test series against South Africa in 2013 and an even worse one in England in 2014, with a best of 37 in six innings, where his problems outside off were exposed, as he committed to the line of the ball too early, thereby ending up not accounting for the lateral movement and had a current of chasing the ball. He continued to struggle in Tests barring a rather scratchy 81 in the second innings of the Brisbane Test, Dhawan did not get any significant scores in the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Due to his technical deficiency, he sacrificed his spot to Lokesh Rahul. However, in limited-overs cricket, where the pitches are true and all is rosy, Dhawan continued to prosper.

However, Dhawan continued to remain India's go-to man in ODIs and delivered another fine performance in an ICC event, making him a specialist for the biggest stage in the limited-overs format. Despite his limitations, his carefree attitude and his explosive off-side shots, one can't help but draw comparisons with another maverick opener from Delhi. The ability to peak during ICC events makes him an almost indispensable asset to the side in limited-overs cricket - a rather theatrical oddity in his career with the utopian twist of opportune comebacks.

world cup through the years:

The Ultimate ICC event player. Shikhar Dhawan is the individual equivalent of the Australian team post the 1999 World Cup - regardless of merit or form, he has a knack of attaining his peak form just before World events. Ahead of the 2019 World Cup, things are no different. After a couple of months where he just about managed to hold on to his place in the side, Dhawan was in explosive form during his side's admirable IPL 2019 campaign, ending up as his side's highest run-scorer in the tournament just ahead of the World Cup. In India's 2015 World Cup campaign, Dhawan was India's highest run-getter with 412 runs, scoring at an average in excess of 50, with two crucial knocks in pressure games against major teams - 137 against South Africa, and a useful 73 against Pakistan. With the 2019 World Cup around the corner, Dhawan, who has consistently performed in ICC events, starting from the Junior World Cup in 2004, until the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017, is bound to be an asset to the Indian team in the 2019 World Cup and possibly a key player in their set-up at the top of the order to lay the foundation for a third title.

TOP 10 FACTS OF VIRAT KOHLI

Virat Kohli became one of the biggest names in cricket in a very short time. Aggressive, daring and immensely talented, Kohli has turned out to be one of the most responsible batsmen India has ever produced. However, there are some interesting facts about Virat Kohli which every cricket fan must know. Here are the top 10 most interesting facts about the man himself.

                                         

1) Guided India to win the Emerging Players tournament:

 Virat Kohli was the captain of the U-19 cricket team and led the U-19 Indian team to World Cup glory in 2008!

2) Virat became the first-ever cricketer to score a century on World Cup debut in 2011:

 Virat holds another unique record when it comes to a century in ODIs that Tendulkar doesn't. The Indian skipper is the only cricketer to score a century in his debut World Cup match. Kohli scored his first-ever World Cup century in the year 2011 against Bangladesh. He played an innings of 100 runs in 83 balls, which helped the Indian team get off to a winning start in the 2011 World Cup.

3) Virat is the only player in IPL to never be auctioned:

Virat is also a cricketer who has never been auctioned so far in the history of IPL. During the first season of IPL, each team was supposed to pick a player from the under-19 draft. Virat was the part of that under-19 draft in 2008 during which RCB bought him for the first time. Since then, the franchise hasn't let him go. In 11 years of the IPL, he has emerged as the 2nd highest run-scorer in the IPL after Suresh Raina.

4) Virat Kohli scored the fastest ever ODI century by an Indian against Australia in just 52 balls:

Virat holds the record of scoring the fastest ever century in ODIs for India. He achieved this record during an ODI match between India and Australia at Jaipur in 2013. The right-handed batsman reached the 100-run mark in just 52 balls and helped India pull off a record chase.

5)Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to score 500 runs in a bilateral ODI series:

During the series against South Africa in 2018, he became the first cricketer to score over 500 runs in a bilateral ODI series. The 30-year-old achieved this feat by scoring 558 runs in 6 matches and helped India win the series 5-1.

6) Virat Kohli is the only Asian captain to win Tests in England, Australia and South Africa:

Kohli has proved himself to be a mastermind of the present century as he is the only Asian captain who has won Test series in England, South Africa, Australia. He lifted the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the first time in Australia in 2019 and had won one test each in South Africa and in England earlier in 2018. The recent Test victory is sure to be etched n the memories of the Indian supporters for decades to come.

7) Virat Kohli is the fastest batsman ever to reach the milestone of 10,000 ODI runs:

Sachin Tendulkar had taken 259 innings to score 10,000 runs in ODIs. However, Virat just took 205 innings to score ten thousand runs in ODIs becoming the fastest ever cricketer to reach the milestone. Apart from this, it is also expected that Virat would beat Sachin’s record of 49 centuries in ODIs shortly soon.

8)Virat Kohli named in best dressed international men list:

 In 2012, Virat Kohli was named as one of the 10 best dressed international men in a list that included US President Barrack Obama. SportsPro has rated Virat as the 13th most marketable athlete in the world– putting him alongside the likes of Neymar, Rory McIlroy, and Usain Bolt. 

9)Cheeku named given by the coach not MS DHONI:

Kohli's nickname is Cheeku. Former Delhi coach Ajit Chaudhary gave him the name when he joined the Delhi Ranji team.

10)Virat Kohli supposed that tattoos as good luck in life:

Kohli has 4 tattoos on his body, including a golden dragon and a samurai warrior on his hand. They are supposed to bring him good luck.

TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT ROHIT SHARMA

Rohit Sharma has made a different and special identity in the Indian Cricket by his superb and remarkable games. Some interesting and magnificent facts and records that are knocked out by Hitman’s willow.

                                      

1 Three double Tons in ODI history

Rohit Sharma is the only batsman who has scored three double centuries in the One-day Internationals history. Hitman’s first double century of his One-Day carrier was against Australia in Bangalore in the year  2009. After that, on 14th November 2014, Rohit writes the history with his willow with his unbeaten 264 runs knock against the Sri-Lanka at the Eden Garden, Kolkata. Apart from this Rohit Sharma scored his third double (208) century in 2017 in Mohali, once again Sri-Lanka team.

2 Highest Individual Score in ODI History

Rohit Sharma has scored not one, not two but three double tons in ODI history. Rohit’s second double ton against the Sri Lankan team, at the Eden garden, Kolkata in 2014 is the biggest individual score of ODIs cricket (264).

3 IPL Second Richest Player

Rohit Sharma has one of the most lucrative journeys to the 12th season of the Indian Premier League. He is the second player to enter the IPL Moneyball 100cr salary club. According to the professional sports’ salary calculator Moneyball he had earned the total IPL Salary INR 116.6cr. Thus he stands 2nd in the list of Top 10 earners of the IPL.

4 First Skipper to four IPL titles                                                                           

Rohit Sharma is the first skipper to lead his team to the IPL title four times. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have won three titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) in IPL.

5 Most 150+ scorer batsman

  

Rohit Sharma the man with the most 150+ scores in One-Day Internationals too. He had scored 8 times 150+ runs in his ODIs carrier.

6 Most runs scorer in the T20Is

Rohit Sharma is the highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals. The player, who started his T20 career in 2007, has scored 2331 runs in 86 innings of 96 matches so far, Where 118 is his highest score.

7 Fastest Indian batsman to score a century in T20Is

Rohit Sharma is the fastest batsman from team India to score a century in T20I. Rohit has made this as a captain in the year 2017 against Sri Lanka in 35 balls.

8 First batsman to score 3 centuries in all formats

Hitman also became the first batsman to score 3 centuries each in all three forms of international cricket.

9 Rohit Sharma has scored a century in his Test cricket debut                                                                                                                                                   

Rohit Sharma is also among the batsman who has scored a century during their debut match in Test Cricket. Rohit scored 177 runs at the Eden garden ion debut against the West Indies in November 2013.

10 MOSTS NUMBER OF HUNDREDS IN WORLD CUP

Rohit Sharma is only batsmen who scored 5 hundred in a world cup 2019