“Could Be A Sad End To A Glorious Career”: Dinesh Karthik On India Veteran

Author: Web Desk

Shikhar Dhawan, India’s veteran opening batter, struggled with the bat during the recently concluded ODI series against Bangladesh. Dhawan scored 7, 8, and 3 as India lost the series 1-2. In the final ODI, Ishan Kishan scored the fastest ODI double-century of all time after replacing India captain Rohit Sharma, who was unable to play due to a thumb injury. Having said that, India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik, who was not selected for the series, has expressed concern about Dhawan’s future in the ODI team.

While highlighting the current form of youngsters like Kishan and Gill, Karthik felt that this could be the end of Dhawan’s ‘glorious ODI career’.

With the ODI World Cup set to be held in 2023 in India, Karthik said that Dhawan might struggle to get into the playing XI.

“Interestingly, if Shubman Gill had been part of the squad, he would have probably opened because he has been doing it for some time with aplomb. Ishan Kishan, given an opportunity, has taken it with both hands and really makes it count. This is going to put Shikhar Dhawan in a fix,” he added.

Dhawan is only a part of India’s ODI setup, having been sidelined in both Tests and T20Is. He has also captained the Indian team on a few occasions in the 50-over format.

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