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Shikhar Dhawan: Performance Watch

Impressive knock tonight again. Guy's real talent and a big match player!
 
Can he break a few of Sachin's record's as well? :kohli

25 ODIs, 1,000 runs with 4 centuries already.
 
ODI hundred #5 in 2013!


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Nonetheless, its amazing to see fit athletes with some swag coming out of India. Dhawan's the coolest Indian cricketer, loved it when he trolled Watson. :)))
 
Looks to be the real deal. Hasn't put a foot wrong thus far. His first major test will be coming up shortly in SA. If he passes that with flying colours then India have found themselves a real gem.
 
OZGOD said:
Looks to be the real deal. Hasn't put a foot wrong thus far. His first major test will be coming up shortly in SA. If he passes that with flying colours then India have found themselves a real gem.
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Left handed Sehwag? Or is it stretching it too much?
 
Was a top inning today. It was not an easy wicket to bat on & definitely not the phatta wicket one comes to expect in India. Yet, he scored with such ease without taking any risk & & scoring @ SR of 130 goes to show how easy batting comes to him. Certainly the Top dog.
 
I agree. India has to play a lot of overseas tests during next 12 months or so. Thats where he'll be truly tested.
 
Did well in champions trophy, but tests are a dif' ball game. Expecting him to deliver in them as well.
 
Great to see this hack getting exposed. Lost all respect when he tried to make fun of Watson injury.
 
OZGOD said:
Looks to be the real deal. Hasn't put a foot wrong thus far. His first major test will be coming up shortly in SA. If he passes that with flying colours then India have found themselves a real gem.
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Early days yet, but failing his test so far. Not so much in the low scores but in the way he batted and got out - shows lack of judgment. At least play some defensive shots to get the measure of the pitch before going for front foot slogs.
 
Haas to be one of the most bitter and judgemental analysts out there, Daryl Cullinan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjnrQ3e4s_o




I would have reminded him of his misery against quality spin , especially Shane Warne if i was there. Dhawan's hardly played any test cricket outside India. He'll take time, you can't just get into the groove without any exposure. Ponting failed in Indian tests in his whole career, was he also a bouncy track bully?
 
The most difficult cricketing jobs for a SC player in countries like SA are as a) test opening b) spin bowling. These two kinds of players must not be too harshly judged based on their initial tours because it is very tough to adapt. Of course, repeated failure over years does not do any good to the player.
 
Yeahh and even then he had a couple of promising starts. Just a matter of time really, him and Sharma are both quality players. So shut up Daryll.
 
Glad to see him failing. I thought this guy would be unstoppable but lost respect for him when he took mick out of shane watsons injury
 
Yea lets judge people based on 3-4 outings. Amla should also retire then, he's failed in front of Ishant and Shami of all the people.
 
Dhawan at least looked solid for the 20-30 runs he is scoring. One rash shot against short ball and the guy is throwing it away.

Dhawan wil surely shine with enough exposure.
 
Cullinan has already called him a flat track bully.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Pathetic analysis and i dont even expect you to know that coz you dont seem that bright to me after this comment.
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Sure because comparing someone who has scored hundreds of runs all over the world against all attacks with a FTB like Dhawan is a very bright comparison.
 
Sorry but he's rubbish. His honeymoon period is over.

Has nothing to his game apart from a few flashy pulls and cuts. Very easy to work out for any quality bowler.

He did in 2013 what Jamshed did in 2012, have a purple patch and mislead people that you are actually good.

Both are garbage.
 
leatherface58 said:
Vijay is arguably a more technically proficient batsman. He has a good defence. Unfortunately, the guy hits idiotic shots to get out. I remember him weathering Steyn and Morkel on a Day 1 Durban pitch for 15 overs or so and then hit a totally ridiculous shot to get out in an attempt to "assert his dominance". If he realizes that in SAF and sometimes England and Oz, you gotta weather the storm even for a whole day sometimes and cash in on poor deliveries, then he should change his fortunes out of SC.
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I was right in the end I guess.
 
Mamoon said:
Sorry but he's rubbish. His honeymoon period is over.

Has nothing to his game apart from a few flashy pulls and cuts. Very easy to work out for any quality bowler.

He did in 2013 what Jamshed did in 2012, have a purple patch and mislead people that you are actually good.

Both are garbage.
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He was actually struggling a lot during the A tour to WI. His scores then were 9(37), 13(40), 0(2), 8(8) - 30 off 87 balls in 4 innings. He was dropped for the third match. He was not selected for the A tour to NZ a few months later. So he essentially made the Indian team on the back of domestic performances (and possibly the IPL too). It would be a challenge for him to show that he has the mettle to play outside the SC. At the moment he appears to be a poor man's Sehwag (Sehwag after 2011)! I think he will get back to form once he gets back to the SC.
 
I don't buy him. Hit and miss player and a tool of a person.

Poor man's Sehwag.
 
Guys like him and Warner are not Test class openers. They are just poor imitations of Sehwag.

I don't buy them unless they can get me triple hundred in one day.
 
probably he extended his career by coming good at abt the point of getting dropped
 
He has been in the international scene for less than a year and that was a shameful incident. Doesn't seem a decent person with the way he carries himself around.
 
His century in the first test was a fluke like most of his other innings as he got some chances.

This 98 was better.

Still think he isn't going to be a good opener outside Asia, Vijay is better technically and temperament wise as well.
 
Mamoon said:
He has been in the international scene for less than a year and that was a shameful incident. Doesn't seem a decent person with the way he carries himself around.
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To be fair, Watson was sledging him too.

Agreed, that was a bit over the top but Watson hardly gets along with anyone.

I would reserve my judgement on his character for a bit

As a player, great for SC but not sure abroad.

But better than Rohit Sachin Tendulkar Sharma.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
To be fair, Watson was sledging him too.

Agreed, that was a bit over the top but Watson hardly gets along with anyone.

I would reserve my judgement on his character for a bit

As a player, great for SC but not sure abroad.

But better than Rohit Sachin Tendulkar Sharma.
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His celebrations are OTT too, just compare it to the way Rahane celebrates his maiden 100 an innings which Dhawan can only dream of playing without being dropped at least thrice.
 
Statistics375 said:
His celebrations are OTT too, just compare it to the way Rahane celebrates his maiden 100 an innings which Dhawan can only dream of playing without being dropped at least thrice.
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The by that logic, Kohli is the world's biggest tool.

Not defending Dhawan but celebrations can't be used as a way to judge.

Maybe he gives off the vibe of being a tool, that I can understand.
 
Mamoon said:
Guys like him and Warner are not Test class openers. They are just poor imitations of Sehwag.

I don't buy them unless they can get me triple hundred in one day.
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If he can average 40, India would be more than happy to have him in the side. We have not had a stable opener averaging in high 40s since the 80s, except for Gavaskar and Sehwag.
 
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And Dhawan is a First Indian opener to score a century in fourth Innings After Gavaskar....

Not sure if the above statement is for over all or just away....
 
Was very scratchy. But hung in there and got some valuable runs at a run a ball.
 
11 to go then.

He's played 49 matches. Amla did in 40 and Tendulkar took 70+ matches to get there. Poor teenage player he was. :srt
 
Is Dhawan's test career over? Or at least on hold?

He had a productive tour of New Zealand (averaged 53.75) but since then he averaged 20.33 in the test series against England (played 3 tests) and 28.83 vs Australia (again 3 tests).

Vijay's position will be his for a while and with Rahul's century today I think the latter should keep his spot for the next test.
 
He'd walk into our team and be our best opener, yet he is not deemed good enough for India. Sums up how far behind we are lagging at the moment.
 
Of course he would walk into pakistani team but there is no need to bring in Pakistan to derail the thread. By indian standard he is struggling. They must be missing combo of Gambhir and Sehwag.
 
Gun opener!

One of the best ever, averages around 45 with a SR of 90.
Play "Clutch" innings chasing big scores unlike Amla who hasn't done it in pressure situation.
 
Mamoon said:
He'd walk into our team and be our best opener, yet he is not deemed good enough for India. Sums up how far behind we are lagging at the moment.
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Well, he seems to be holding onto his spot for a while. Clearly shows there is not much competition for the opener's slot in India. India has plenty of middle over bats, but opening weakness has persisted ever since Sehwag and Gambhir went out of favour. This is also one of the reasons India is not a favourite for this WC.
 
IndianWillow said:
Well, he seems to be holding onto his spot for a while. Clearly shows there is not much competition for the opener's slot in India. India has plenty of middle over bats, but opening weakness has persisted ever since Sehwag and Gambhir went out of favour. This is also one of the reasons India is not a favourite for this WC.
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Plenty of midle order bats? Then why are you still playing players like Rayudu? Or Under 30 average batsman?
 
IndianWillow said:
Well, he seems to be holding onto his spot for a while. Clearly shows there is not much competition for the opener's slot in India. India has plenty of middle over bats, but opening weakness has persisted ever since Sehwag and Gambhir went out of favour. This is also one of the reasons India is not a favourite for this WC.
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I think he's more than good enough for most teams, but teams like Australia, England, South Africa and NZ will surely test him - bowlers who have new ball skills.
 
Mamoon said:
I think he's more than good enough for most teams, but teams like Australia, England, South Africa and NZ will surely test him - bowlers who have new ball skills.
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Isn't Irfan one of the best with the new ball?
 
Form is temporary, class is permanent, Dhawan will bounce back before the WC. He was one of the reasons why India won the Champions Trophy.
 
Mobashir said:
Isn't Irfan one of the best with the new ball?
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For 2/3 overs only, and he hardly swings the ball.

Unless he can regularly take wickets up front, there is no use of playing him because he's passenger later in the innings.
 
Mamoon said:
For 2/3 overs only, and he hardly swings the ball.

Unless he can regularly take wickets up front, there is no use of playing him because he's passenger later in the innings.
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The hardest top order batsman to dismiss is Amla and he got him so many times. The only bowler capable of getting such a big wicket early on so constitantly.
 
Mobashir said:
The hardest top order batsman to dismiss is Amla and he got him so many times. The only bowler capable of getting such a big wicket early on so constitantly.
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Amla bhai struggles against him, but I don't see any other bunnies.
 
Hack but a good hack. Needs to bat 10 overs before attacking in bouncier tracks like the Gabba. Dont thnk Dhawan has the patience to do that. Gabba likr tracks becomes easy for batting after 10-20 overs. Indian team never learns
 
Mamoon said:
He'd walk into our team and be our best opener, yet he is not deemed good enough for India. Sums up how far behind we are lagging at the moment.
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Or he'll be lambasted by you for being a typical Pakistani opener that deserves to be dropped forever.
 
A true hack. Looks utterly clueless in testing conditions
 
Mobashir said:
Gun opener!

One of the best ever, averages around 45 with a SR of 90.
Play "Clutch" innings chasing big scores unlike Amla who hasn't done it in pressure situation.
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:))

His innings have been at home. His away record is abysmal.
 
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