IPL 2020: 'I have full faith in me': Shikhar Dhawan on his purple patch in the tournament

Delhi's flamboyant opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan believes that he can turn whatever he touches into gold. 'Gabbar' is indeed having an outstanding run in ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 where he has scored two back-to-back centuries against Chennai and rrn rivals Punjab respectively. southpaw is w second-highest run-scorer in tournament with 465 runs from 10 games with twin centuries.

'I have full faith in me that...': Shikhar Dhawan

"I like to stay happy, don't like to take stress. Firstly what people say doesn't reach my ears and I don't wish to listen to what is being said and secondly, I love playing and it gives me joy. I kw hard work I have done and how fit I am and preparations that I have done. I have full faith in me that whatever I touch I will turn it into gold," said Dhawan while speaking to ANI. 

Starting off slowly, Dhawan says he h a word with he coach Ricky Ponting who did say that he was hitting ball well and that is what is important.

"Ricky bhai said that I was batting well and I knew I wanted to play a little fast. I h a discussion on that also with him. I was happy with 20s and 30s because y were impactful. What matters in T20s is how important those 30 runs were. I thought I was playing role of opener. moment I got fifties, I gained in confidence and n by God's grace I scored centuries," he explained.

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Dhawan says numbers don't matter to him, to be honest. "If I keep thinking about scoring centuries, I will burden myself. My idea is to go out and give it my best shot. If I give it my best, rest will follow. That also helps to keep me mentally light. Why should I d to my expectations?

"Like, going into first few games of season, I didn't have any fifty or anything so 500 runs in season looked a distant dream. But I have been scoring 500 over last few seasons, so rar than using it as a pressure scenario, I looked at it positively and thought it is good if I achieve it, else I will try and do my best for team. idea is to keep it simple and be disciplined. Simple isn't as simple as it sounds, you also need to be mentally strong," he said.

Delhi look to consolidate top spot in points table

Despite a loss against rrn rivals Punjab on Tuesday night, Delhi continue to remain at summit of points table with 14 points from 10 matches. y will next be seen in action against two-time winners Kolkata at Sheikh Zayed Stium, Abu Dhabi on Saturday. 

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(With ANI Inputs)

(Im Courtesy: BCCI/IPL)