‘Humare andar aapke liye ijjat badh gayi’ – Fans praise Shikhar Dhawan for his ‘Would have selected Shubman over Shikhar’ statement
Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill (Image Credit: Twitter)
Discarded India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan was dropped from the team early this year. He was left out after his 688 runs at an average of 34.40 including six fifties. Dhawan was replaced with Shubman Gill who was doing well in Tests. The right-hander has taken his opportunity with both hands as he scored 624 runs in nine games averaging 78 including three hundred and a fifty.
Meanwhile, Dhawan has spoken about his axing from the team for the first time since January this year. He was asked by a journalist what he would have done if he was a selector. To everyone’s surprise, the 2013 Champions Trophy winner said that he would chosen Gill over himself.
“I feel the way Shubman is (playing at the moment). Like he was playing two formats and performing well in Tests and T20s. He was playing more matches in the international circuit and I wasn’t.”
“If I was the selector than definitely would have give the chance to Shubman. Would have selected Shubman over Shikhar,” said Dhawan in a conversation with Aaj Tak.
Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma told me to focus on World Cup: Shikhar Dhawan
The left-hander further added that he was asked by Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid to focus on World Cup 2023.
“When Rohit took over the captaincy he along with Rahul Dravid backed me enough. They told me they wanted me to focus on my cricket and that my vision should be the next World Cup. 2022 was very good for me, I was consistent in ODIs. But there is this young guy who has been doing well in two formats, and when my form dipped in a series or two then they gave a chance to Shubman and he has lived up to their expectation. We are used to such situation. When Ishan Kishan slammed a double century against Bangladesh, then for a moment I thought I could be out of the team,” said Dhawan.
This is how Twitter reacted
https://twitter.com/IamShaktiMann/status/1639690498981105669?s=20
Not everytime it's a New Zealand player being NICE GUY. We have our nicest guy. ❤ pic.twitter.com/YqK6NVVleT
— DK (@CricCrazyDK) March 25, 2023
Zero haters♥️ pic.twitter.com/wwMzSnkGcF
— Rutherford-Bohr(Atharv) (@MelbourneMumbai) March 25, 2023
https://twitter.com/Viratkohli1230/status/1639688417934995458?s=20
https://twitter.com/icrynowww/status/1639688137265000448?s=20
https://twitter.com/itsFactz1/status/1639688267405873152?s=20
He is better than motu and pill but he always backs small players
That's Dhawan for you ❤️— Suraj (@suprsuraj) March 25, 2023
https://twitter.com/Aryan4593/status/1639704634183876611?s=20
Then there is selfish ms dhoni who extended his career by at least 2 years and costed us the world cup
— Daksh (@82MCG_) March 25, 2023
Why man he is a ICC king
Shubham is not ready to play big matches see recent australia series
Leave new Zealand there is no boult,Southee etc
Shikhar is king— Suraksha Engineers&c (@surakshaengg) March 25, 2023
That's why, bro have 0 haters….
— BumbleBee 軸 (@itsMK_02) March 25, 2023
