Just a day ago, the BCCI named the white-ball squads for the upcoming assignment against the Sri Lankan cricket team as India will play three T20Is and three ODIs against the Lankans starting on January 3, Tuesday at Wankhede.
There were surprise exclusions from the Indian cricket team as Rishabh Pant was not listed in either of the squads. As per the latest reports, it was learnt that Rishabh Pant needs to undergo strength training for his knee and which is why he is unavailable for the Sri Lanka series.
Apart from him, there was a major shock upon seeing Shikhar Dhawan getting axed from the ODI setup. He has been one of the vital cogs for the Indian cricket team in the ODI setup.
Former India pacer Dodda Ganesh opens up on the Shikhar Dhawan exclusion from the ODI setup
Meanwhile, former Indian paceman Dodda Ganesh has doubts in mind whether this is the end of the road for Shikhar Dhawan in international cricket.
Dodda Ganesh further added that it is really unfortunate if Shikhar Dhawan’s career ended in this manner and further echoed that Dhawan was a mighty-fine batsman for India in One Day Internationals.
The former Indian pacer also reminded the cricket fraternity that Shikhar Dhawan has helped the team win many games and tournaments for the Indian cricket team.
Shikhar Dhawan was last seen in cricketing action during the three-match ODI series against the Bangladesh cricket team but the southpaw failed to bring the best out of himself, registering a series of single-digit scores in all three games of the series.
Shikhar Dhawan enjoyed playing the ODI format compared to the other two formats. The southpaw played 167 ODIs wherein he scored 6793 runs at a stellar batting average of 44.1 including 17 centuries and 39 half-centuries.
On the other hand, he has scored 2315 runs at an average of 40.6 in Tests including seven centuries and five fifties. The experienced southpaw scored 1759 runs in 68 T20Is including 11 fifties.
