'Pahji...': Shikhar Dhawan replies to Virender Sehwag's 'Ever since you replaced me' message

Shikhar Dhawan will go down in Indian and world cricket history as one of the greatest white-ball openers. From 2013 to 2019, the India southpaw stood toe-to-toe with his compatriot and India's Test and ODI skipper Rohit Sharma at the top of the order and scored heaps of runs for India. In this period, the trio of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan led Team India to many memorable victories.

The duo of Rohit and Shikhar might not have been as explosive as a Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow, but lets not forget the fact that India in those six years did not enjoy the luxury of batting deep and having explosive hitters. Much to Shikhar Dhawan's misfortune, his bat stopped talking gradually and on most of the occasions, he found himself out of the team, but that doesn't contradict the fact that Dhawan can't be counted as one of the greats of the game.

Shikhar Dhawan Replies Virender Sehwag 

Former India ODI skipper Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Saturday. Shikhar Dhawan has gone by many nicknames during his International career as an opening batter for India. These names include- Mr. ICC and Gabbar. Ever since Shikhar Dhawan has announced his retirement from cricket, heartfelt messages from all parts of the country have been flowing in. This includes fan, teammates and former cricketers alike. 

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One of the most heartfelt message that Shikhar Dhawan recieved was from former Indian opening batter Virendra Sehwag. Sehwag took to social media to congratulate ‘Gabbar’ on his career. ‘Badhaai ho Shikkhi. Ever since the time you replaced me in Mohali, you didn’t look back and some top performances over the years. May you continue to have fun and live life to the fullest. Very best wishes always’, wrote Sehwag on his X (formerly known as Twitter account)

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Shikhar Dhawan's International Record 

Shikhar Dhawan in his time playing for India has had a solid record. He has scored a total of 10687 runs in 269 matches. He is also the second highest run scorer in the IPL and is only behind Virat Kohli.