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Shikhar Dhawan: Performance Watch

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I have read and heard so much about this Dhawan kid but he looked average against our pacers and against the Sri Lankans. And Pak and SL didn't even have their best bowlers in this tournament- no Vaas, Murli, Zoysa- no Akthar, Rana, Gul and Shabbir.

I really thought the kid was a good prospect after watching him in the U-19 World-Cup but even their when he came up against the Pak bowlers he did nothing.
 
For some reason alot of players who did well in the u-19 world cup aint done aswell as expected not just him. There was supposed to be a pakistani murili what happend to him?
 
I think you're talking about Tariq Mehmood. He's got a real dodgy action well that's what happens if you copy Murli's action.
 
wasnt dhawan supposed to be the next Sehwag or something?

You gotta give him time, not everyone sets the world alight in the first match/series
 
is he also double jointed..? i heard he was cleared though
 
Dhawan seemed to struggle against the moving ball so maybe he is another flat track bully who looks brilliant when the ball doesn't move.

Talking about the under 19 team, if anyone remembers the 1996 under 15 world cup in England, alot of the pakistan players from that team have played or have been talked about as future stars of pakistan. That team included:

Taufeeq Umar
Hasan Raza
Bazid Khan
Faisal Iqbal
Yasir Arafat
Jannisar Khan
Kamran Akmal
Shoaib Malik

In comparison, from the India team that beat us in the final, only Mohd. Kaif and Reetinder Sodhi have played for the senior team. Does this mean our players have improved and India's have declined or is it just that the indian selectors don't know what they're doing.
 
When i saw Dhawan in the U19 WC i thought he would be India's next big superstar but he has underperformed since then and has disappeared into the domestic cricket air.
 
pants and trousers said:
is he also double jointed..? i heard he was cleared though
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Yes Tariq Mahmood has been cleared and he did play for Sialkot Stallions in one of the matches in the twenty20 I think it was the last match in which the whole Shoaib Malik saga took place.
 
i think he scored a century against the indian senior side also.
 
The conditions were pretty tough to bat in the evening. Even marvan atapattu struggled so you cant expect a 19 year old to do wonders.
 
Nauman said:
pants and trousers said:
is he also double jointed..? i heard he was cleared though
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Yes Tariq Mahmood has been cleared and he did play for Sialkot Stallions in one of the matches in the twenty20 I think it was the last match in which the whole Shoaib Malik saga took place.
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your right tariq did play but in the match vs multan tigers where he his figures were:
4 overs 29 runs and just 1 wicket
after playing this match he did not appear in the next one
its good to see tariq bowling again and soon he will get into the pakistan team
 
Jahangir Khan said:
Dhawan seemed to struggle against the moving ball so maybe he is another flat track bully who looks brilliant when the ball doesn't move.

Talking about the under 19 team, if anyone remembers the 1996 under 15 world cup in England, alot of the pakistan players from that team have played or have been talked about as future stars of pakistan. That team included:

Taufeeq Umar
Hasan Raza
Bazid Khan
Faisal Iqbal
Yasir Arafat
Jannisar Khan
Kamran Akmal
Shoaib Malik

In comparison, from the India team that beat us in the final, only Mohd. Kaif and Reetinder Sodhi have played for the senior team. Does this mean our players have improved and India's have declined or is it just that the indian selectors don't know what they're doing.
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Yuvraj Singh?
 
does any1 have highlights or links of tariq mahmood bowling in 20-20 cup
it would be great if u can send the lnks or upload it thanks in advance
i need to look at his action
 
Mudasser, Yuvraj was not a part of that under 15 team. Maybe he wasn't good enough at that stage.
 
It doesn't mean anything about the Indian selectors. Very few Australian under-19 players go on to play international cricket. A lot of them fall by the sideways in their strong domestic cricket. And under 15 is much much earlier. We just don't have a very strong domestic set-up and the players that are lucky to get chosen at an early age tend to be the ones we stick to and they also get the exposure by playing outside the domestic system.
 
dhiwan reminds me of a young ganguly. on asian tracks in shorter version of game he will take attacks apart for fun. when balls seaming around he may struggle!
 
Jahangir Khan said:
Mudasser, Yuvraj was not a part of that under 15 team. Maybe he wasn't good enough at that stage.
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The Indian under 19 team also beat us in the final.

Yuvraj, Kaif and Sodhi were part of that team.
 
he needs time....and if all the eyes are on one man....he wouldn't be able to do nothing....
 
Followed his career in his early days of domestic. He, Sehwag and Gambhir were the only players I knew who played for Delhi then. Well played today lad. But unfortunately, its too late.

or is it?
just checked he is still only 25
 
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He has too loose technique to be successful against quality pace or spin - occasional brilliance still possible like he did against KXIP yesterday. But I guess he is no longer in selector's radar.
 
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avidlearner said:
He has too loose technique to be successful against quality pace or spin - occasional brilliance still possible like he did against KXIP yesterday. But I guess he is no longer in selector's radar.
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Ya, definitely he has loose technique, maybe he can work it out like Gambhir did. But then the batting pool is too large for him to get noticed right now.
 
I always wished well for him, seems to be a sincere bloke but looks mentally weak most times
 
He is the sole reason MI lost lotsa game last season and the sole reason Deccan chargers lost so many games this season.. comes in, take his time as if he is playing test match and screws up power play overs.. Thank god he is not playing for team India
 
he wont play for india there are atleast 10 players ahead of him for batting
 
pun500 said:
he wont play for india there are atleast 10 players ahead of him for batting
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And exactly how many of those 10 are openers barring Murali Vijay, who has had his chances in the shorter format?

He has been a part of the India A setup, has been doing reasonably well on those A tours, got picked for an ODI against Australia in Oct 2010, scored a debut duck. But with age on his side, he still has time to do well and force a comeback, especially in the shorter formats. Needs one big domestic season.
 
fairly talented , yes on his day he can make an impact...but cant see him make it to the Indian team ... personally never rated him that high.
 
jusarrived said:
fairly talented , yes on his day he can make an impact...but cant see him make it to the Indian team ... personally never rated him that high.
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Me too , he just plays one good odd game and from his interview yesterday doesn't seem eager to play for India and maybe doesnt even think that he can make it.
 
cricketindiafan said:
And exactly how many of those 10 are openers barring Murali Vijay, who has had his chances in the shorter format?

He has been a part of the India A setup, has been doing reasonably well on those A tours, got picked for an ODI against Australia in Oct 2010, scored a debut duck. But with age on his side, he still has time to do well and force a comeback, especially in the shorter formats. Needs one big domestic season.
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bhai u forget....Mukund ..:)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/302582.html
 
cricketindiafan said:
And exactly how many of those 10 are openers barring Murali Vijay, who has had his chances in the shorter format?

He has been a part of the India A setup, has been doing reasonably well on those A tours, got picked for an ODI against Australia in Oct 2010, scored a debut duck. But with age on his side, he still has time to do well and force a comeback, especially in the shorter formats. Needs one big domestic season.
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theres mukund , sehwag , sachin , gauti , vijay and i am sure the way our management thinks if these are not avaliable one from middle order will be shifted up or welcome back to dinesh kartik or parthiv patel

Dhawan has missed the bus unless he comes in deadly form for next 2 years
 
Having talent is not enough, you need to work hard to translate that talent into success. There have been many who have achieved success with limited talent and at the same time many talented ones faded away.
 
One bad match and everyone is busy writing him off. Remember Gambhir? Remember Ganguly? They all looked ordinary when they started off.
 
so far what i have seen of him. even in ipl and international matches.. hes nothing special so far.. he might impress me later on but as a specialist batsman hes not good enough
 
Shikhar Dhawan

How have GG and VS kept him out of the team for so long?

I know the track is flat and the bowling attack isn't really the best in the world but to do what he is doing on debut... Quite a statement.

Looks good in defence. Only weakness seems to be playing off the pads. Seems to fall over himself a little.

Is he the more polished version of Imran Farhat? ;)
 
Shikar Dhawan

Currently putting together one of the best debut innings I've seen.

94* from 82 balls, 20 fours. Not a single risky shot played, everything has been classy strokeplay. On pace to make the quickest debut hundred.
 
Well this is awkward.

To be fair, I spelled his name more correctly (but still incorrectly), so I should get to keep my thread I think.
 
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Re: Shikar Dhawan

Great minds think alike. Merge my thread with this one mods.
 
Re: Sikhar Dawan

Agreed.

Also I'm just putting it out there but Vijay is a better bat than Kohli. Have I blasphemed?
 
Re: Sikhar Dawan

Well deserved 100
 
Always been a good player..better than the angry dwarf..taking his chance well..
 
Debut hundred in just 85 deliveries. :14:



I have believed in Shikhar since his Under-19 days. Good to see him getting an opportunity finally in the right format to show his talent. Hope he keeps doing well.
 
I'll admit, I was upset at his selection. Didn't think he deserved it after his ODI performances.

But he has certainly proved me wrong. It will be interesting to see how he handles swing though. The ball is starting to reverse a bit now.
 
Finally!!!! :)







Mods please correct the name, its Shikhar Dhawan. Thanks.
 
great innings.like chaiwala,I also was skeptical about him.

he'll still fail in SA,but any of our opener will.he seems good n aggresive.

someone start Umar Akmal v Shikhar Dhawan thread;-)
 
Re: Sikhar Dawan

He will struggle against the inswinger. He falls over himself a little when the ball hones in on the pads.
 
Much improved player since when i saw in him WI in 2011. He was mediocre then, hope he can do well in overseas tours too.
 
Re: Shekhar Dhawan! Was he India's next batting hope?

Amjid Javed said:
dhiwan reminds me of a young ganguly. on asian tracks in shorter version of game he will take attacks apart for fun. when balls seaming around he may struggle!
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First half of prediction fulfilled....
 
Sikhar Dhawan was kept out of the side for long, much like Mishbah ul haq:p
 
Is Shikar Dhawan The Next Tendulkar?

Man is slaying a mighty Australian attack!....

Could he be the next Tendulkar?
 
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sticky_wkt said:
Much improved player since when i saw in him WI in 2011. He was mediocre then, hope he can do well in overseas tours too.
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Agreed. I was so anti dhawan since that WI trip. He looked clueless against half decent pacers on that tour and also was very pathetic in the last year's WI-A tour. But seems to have corrected chinks in his techniques to a certain extent. Played wonderfully well for a debutant so far. Hope he continues this and goes onto make big scores consistently.
 
He was always going to be good in India. But I did not expect him to score the fastest century on debut. I am not so sure about his overseas prowess. He will probably go to SA after this dream start.
 
No rutherford is.... 170 odd against a better attack...
 
Whoa!!!
Century on debut that being the fastest of all time :O

That's why people say to experiment with youngsters, if we had continued with Sehwag he would have again got out after scoring a 30. Now we have found 2 decent openers apart from Sehwag n Gambhir, good signs.... New openers/ Kohli/ Pujara... if we can find 1 more young batsman to replace Sachin our TEST batting line up will be back to Fab 4 days :)
 
Whoa!!!
Century on debut that being the fastest of all time :O

That's why people say to experiment with youngsters, if we had continued with Sehwag he would have again got out after scoring a 30. Now we have found 2 decent openers apart from Sehwag n Gambhir, good signs.... New openers/ Kohli/ Pujara... if we can find 1 more young batsman to replace Sachin our TEST batting line up will be back to Fab 4 days :)
 
He is already 28, if he performs outside subcontinent than you can open such outlandish threads for time being the Kami threads are more than enough.
 
How far Shikar Dhawan maintain his batting supremacy I do not know but as of now he has made re-entry of Shewag , Gambhir bit difficult . So he needs to keep maintaining / raising his standards to keep his position in the Indian team intact .
 
Would be more than happy if he can average around 30-35 in his next few series away from home.
 
Answer to the OP's question - That would be the great Tailunted Umar Akmal
 
Re: Is Shikar Dhawan The Next Tendulkar?

Age is just a number..... It's all about slaying mighty Australian attacks!!!
 
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