Shikhar Dhawan not giving up on India comeback, targeted on IPL 2023: I do not get determined

Shikhar Dhawan has been dropped from the Indian workforce lower than three months after main the ODI aspect, however the 37-year-old opener has not given up hope of taking part in within the World Cup at residence later this 12 months.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 15, 2023 16:06 IST

Shikhar Dhawan not giving up on India comeback, targeted on IPL 2023 (Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan could not have performed any worldwide video games in 2023, however that has not diminished his hopes of taking part within the upcoming 50-over ICC World Cup in residence circumstances. When Rohit Sharma and Okay L Rahul have been rested in New Zealand in November, the southpaw took cost. But he was dropped from the Indian workforce lower than three months after main the ODI aspect.

Dhawan, one of many most interesting openers India has produced within the 50-over format, was dropped from the aspect after a poor run that included three video games in Bangladesh in December. Shubman Gill was introduced in to switch Dhawan, and the younger opener has not appeared again since, amassing 4 hundred runs, together with a double hundred, in his final seven innings.

“They (ups and downs) are part of life. With time, with experience, you learn how to handle them with ease. I find a lot of strength in them. I did my best. If somebody is doing better than my best, that is fine,” Dhawan was quoted as saying by the information company PTI.

“That is why that person is there and I am not there. I am very happy and content wherever I am. I make sure my process goes on strong. Of course, there is always a chance of me coming back to the side.

“If it comes it’s good, if it would not come that can also be good. I’ve achieved quite a bit and I’m proud of that. Whatever has to return will come. I do not get determined about it,” said Dhawan, who has played 34 Tests, 167 ODIs, and 68 T20s.

His primary attention is on the forthcoming IPL, where he will be leading Punjab Kings for the first time as captain. Dhawan just got back from a 10-day training camp at Bengaluru’s National Cricket Academy. He will be in Mohali for a Punjab Kings pre-IPL camp in another week.

“My IPL preparation is occurring properly. I used to be in Bangalore for 10 days. The focus was on health. With the IPL developing, I’ll be a part of the camp in Mohali from February 24 after which we regroup once more afterward and get going.

“I am in a very good state of mind and looking forward to leading from the front,” he mentioned.

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Feb 15, 2023