Shikhar Dhawan: India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan, popularly known as "Gabbar" among fans, has been out of the team for a long time. He played his last international match in late 2022. Since then, Dhawan (Shikhar Dhawan) has been away from Team India's camp.

The last time he was seen in professional cricket was during IPL 2024. However, the 38-year-old cricketer was ruled out due to injury midway through the tournament. It remains to be seen when he will be fully fit again and hit fours and sixes on the field. Till then, let us know the account of one of his amazing innings, which he played against South Africa A in 2013.

Amazing innings of Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan created havoc against South Africa A while playing for India A in 2013. In this match, Cheteshwar Pujara, who captained Team India, won the toss and chose to bat first.

The Indian team which came to bat first had a great start. Dhawan and Murali Vijay added 91 runs for the first wicket. Vijay got out after scoring 40 runs. However, after this Pujara and Shikhar made the bowlers go crazy. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 109 runs while Shikhar Dhawan scored a record 248 runs facing 150 balls.

A flurry of fours and sixes were hit in Pretoria

This match between India A and South Africa A was played at the Pretoria ground. During this match, Shikhar Dhawan contributed 248 runs. The left-handed batsman hit 30 fours and 7 sixes during his innings.

Dhawan thrashed the bowling at a strike rate of 165.33. This is the second-highest score by an Indian player in List A cricket. Rohit Sharma (264) is at the top spot.

Seen vacationing in the mountains

Senior cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is enjoying his holidays in the mountains these days. He uploaded pictures on social media last day. Fans are liking it a lot. So far this photo has been liked by more than three lakh people.

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