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Until 2018, it may be because of his exploits by the ODI that Shikhar Dhawan continued to enjoy a free ride on the Indian side of the T20I. A blissful good-bye with Rohit Sharma and an unparalleled swagger has made it an essential presence in the shortest format of the game, but also with a small impact. When KL Rahul did everything possible in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore, this feeling was inherent. Dhawan was about to lose a spot in the T20 team's game sheet. He was even denied the title of captain of his franchise in the IPL team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, in 2018, after David Warner left the tournament and Kane Williamson became the only foreign skipper of the 2018 season.
Despite his always irresistible ODI form, Dhawan in the T20s seemed to be a handicap, but there was never really any doubt as to his abilities in the format as he had all the desired qualities in a first match of the T20.
But 2018 was a decisive season for Dhawan, the T20 player. He broke 497 races in 16 games in the IPL, making him one of the top 10 scorers of the season and extending his international cricket training.
An average under 30 years up in 2016 has climbed to 39.5 in 2018. With steady progress over the past three years, the third culminated in a breathtaking form and its strike rate has also significantly increased – from 117.1 in 2016 to 141.9 in 2018.
It also ran into many more borders and has already more than 1000 races in the format this year among the competitions, a first in its career at T20. What else? He also leads international rankings with Rohit Sharma, whose shadows he hid before 2018.
Dhawan has not only found the right rhythm that works for him. in this format, but has also learned the art of continuing since its inception. He has not yet generated hundreds of dollars as his opening partner, but this transformation is underway, considering how he has performed tests this year.
In all T20I series except one this year, Dhawan scored an average of 35 or more. The one in which he failed was in England, a miserable series where he made only 19 races in 3 games. But it was a rare anomaly in the extraordinary year of Dhawan. In South Africa, he scored 143 points in 143 matches, averaging 47.66 points, followed by a big Nidahas trophy. He beat two half-centuries in five games and averaged nearly 40.
In the only T20I that he played against Ireland, Dhawan realized 74. In the last two rounds of this year – against the West Indies at home and in Australia last week – Dhawan averaged 46 and 58.5 respectively with his outrageous form that hits a zenith down under where he races at one rate of 182.81.
At Gabba and Sydney, the Dhawan attack perfectly completed Rohit. He started to fly on two occasions, scoring 42 * out of 25 balls on the power play at Gabba and 41 out of 22 in the top six at SCG. He was fired from Starc at SCG before converting him to a higher score, but made him count for Gabba, adding another 34 in the next 17 balls he faced after the power play.
That he is close to the other players of The current generation of T20 is clear from the comparison of numbers between him and other users of T20I over two periods: one of his debut at 2018 and a after 2018. The table below compares its figures with those of other users of these distinct periods (the number is marked in green).
Although this is a stark contrast, the outstanding Dhawan 2018 for India in the shortest format is evident when you compare his individual scores this year to those of his fellow pals. In this case, we consider the average number of times that the Indian team scored in each of the 18 rounds that he played with Dhawan in the group and matched Dhawan scores. If Dhawan has performed better than his clbadmates, his numbers will appear to the right of the chart (in purple), while a lower average score (in gray) means that he's got lower-than-normal results compared to his comrades.
The big difference between purple and gray dots in some of these scores proves how good Dhawan was for India in this format this year. The fact that he surpbaded two of the most prolific T20 players of this generation – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – is a testament to his growth in the T20s.
The move to Delhi from IPL may have arrived at a convenient time for Dhawan. hits its peak. The Sunrisers Hyderabad have recently launched smart calls on the IPL market, but giving up Dhawan 2.0 may be a decision they would make next March.
First published: November 27, 2018, 8:13 am EST
