Rohit Sharma And Shikhar Dhawan's Unseen Picture From Their India U-19 Days Resurfaces

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have been at the forefront of many memorable Indian victories. India's first Champions Trophy victory came in 2013 and lot of the credit for that goes to the do of Rohit and Shikhar who stood tall and ensured India get a blazing start. From 2013 to 2019, Shikhar stood toe-to-toe with his compatriot and opening partner Rohit Sharma and proved to be equally effective in the white ball games.

One can possibly argue, that the Shikar-Rohit dup wasn't as aggressive and swashbuckling as a Jonny Bairstow or Jason Roy, but let's not forget the fact that India rarely experienced the luxury of batting deep in that era. When somebody speaks about the hyden-Gilchrist, Sachin-Sehwag, Sachin-Ganguly and Greenidge-Haynes eras, Rohit and Shikhar can't be left out.

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan's Old Picture Goes Viral

Unfortunately for Shikhar Dhawan, a stalwart like him gradually faded away and it went unnoticed. A part of it is also to be blamed on the fact that, India in the past few years has seen openers in abundance across all formats. In his last couple of years in international cricket, Dhawan was also bestowed with the responsibility of leading India in the ODIs and he did well. Th former India opener led India's youngsters to memorable series victories, but it was his bat that gradually stopped talking.

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After Dhawan retired from the international and domestic cricket on August 24, 2024, his longtime opening partner Rohit Sharma penned down a heartfelt note for him. 'From sharing rooms to sharing lifetime memories on the field. You always made my job easier from the other end. THE ULTIMATE JATT' wrote Rohit on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account. While replying to the post, a Twitter user posted an old photograph of the duo from the U-19 and National Cricket Academy (NCA) days.

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Shikhar Dhawan: India's 'UNDISPUTED' ICC Tournament Champion

Shikhar Dhawan's performance in ICC Tournaments is something that can only be thought about. In a list that includes the legends of the game such as Virat Kohli, Saeed Anwar, Sir Vivian Richards, Kane Williamson and Sourav Ganguly, Dhawan stands at the top  with a staggering average of 65.15 and with a strike rate of 98.25. In his 20 innings across all the ICC tournaments, Dhawan has also scored six hundreds.