On August 24, 2024, Shikhar Dhawan bowed out of international and domestic cricket. After not finding himself in the scheme of things of the Indian team, Dhawan decided to call time on his impressive career.
The left-hander was one of the best openers, especially in limited-overs cricket, providing blazing starts for India and his IPL teams. Banking on his audacious strokeplay, Dhawan scored heaps of runs and bagged notable records on the way.
Here, we’ll look at Shikhar Dhawan’s 6 incredible records in cricket.
Highest Individual Score on Test Debut for India
Shikhar Dhawan announced himself in style in Test cricket. Opening in his first Test innings, the southpaw batter blazed his way to 187 runs off 174 balls — the highest score on Test debut for India.
His exemplary knock came in the third Test match against Australia in 2013. Dhawan scored his maiden Test hundred at a strike rate of 107 and hammered 33 fours and 2 sixes.
Fastest Century on Test Debut
Dhawan brought up his maiden Test ton in a mere 85 balls, making it the fastest century on Test debut. He became only the first Indian and overall the second batter to score a century on Test debut in fewer than 100 balls.
50+ Average and 90+ Strike Rate in ICC ODI Tournaments
Shikhar Dhawan is the only batter to have scored runs at an average of 50+ and a strike rate of 90+ in both the ODI World Cup (WC) and Champions Trophy (CT).
The former Indian opener accumulated 537 runs in 10 matches across the 2015 and 2019 WC editions at an average of 53.70 and a strike rate of 94.21.
Likewise, he scored 701 runs in 10 matches across the 2013 and 2017 CT editions at an average of 77.88 and a strike rate of 101.59.
Scored a Century in his 100th ODI Match
On February 10, 2018, Shikhar Dhawan played his 100th ODI match. And he made it a memorable outing by scoring 109 runs in 105 balls.
With that, the left-hander became only the first Indian and overall the ninth batter to score a hundred in the 100th ODI match.
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Second-Most Century Partnerships for First Wicket in ODIs
Dhawan forged a formidable opening pair with Rohit Sharma. The duo opened for India in 115 ODI innings and stitched 18 century stands for the first wicket.
This is the second-most hundred partnerships recorded by an opening pair in ODI cricket.
First Batter to Score Consecutive Centuries in IPL
During the 2020 IPL, staged in the UAE, Shikar Dhawan became the first batter to score centuries in consecutive innings.
He scored an unbeaten 101 against Chennai Super Kings on October 17, 2020, which was also his maiden IPL hundred. 3 days later, Dhawan bettered his score and accumulated an unbeaten 106 against Kings XI Punjab.
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