Shikhar Dhawan made a superb 113 in the first One-Day International against Sri Lanka at Cuttack on Sunday. He advanced that he’s been given a role in the team similar to that of Virender Sehwag’s.
“Viru pa’s role in the team was to flay and demoralise the bowling group with his attack. He was supposed to disturb their plans and thrash their confidence. It’s true that I have been given a similar role in the team. When you are an impact player, you also take more risks. But the day you get going, the team wins,” Dhawan was quoted on the Official Board of Cricket Control in India website.
On Sunday he brought up his first hundred since February and he seemed relieved about it “It’s amazing to finally have scored a century after a long time. I did score a couple of 90s – a 96 in Sri Lanka and 97* in England. It would have been wonderful to have reached the three-figure mark there but it didn’t happen. I am glad to have broken that trend today and getting to the hundred. Hope this form continues.”
Inconsistency has dogged him in the recent past “Personally I want to score runs in every match but obviously that doesn’t happen. The team management has given me that role knowing that my game and my character are suited for it. In today’s game you need batsmen who can play with the bowlers’ psyche and gain advantage for their own team,” he said.
Given his aggressive style of batting the team has accepted that there will be a few low scores “The team understands that. My team certainly does, and they back me to the hilt. Although I want to score runs in every match, I feel secure in the knowledge that even if I don’t, my team will stand by me,” he added.
India vs Sri lanka 2014: Shikhar Dhawan says he has been given a role similar to that of Virender Sehwag
