Shikhar Dhawan Biography, Career Information, and Achievements

Shikhar dhawan hometown in Delhi, India. He attended St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School in Delhi and then went on to study at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Dhawan made his first-class debut for Delhi in 2004, and in 2006 he was selected for the India A team. He was then selected for the Indian cricket team in 2010 and made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Australia.

Dhawan made his first-class debut in 2003–04 and was selected as a member of the Indian national team in 2010. He made his Test debut against Australia in 2013, scoring a century and ending the series with the Man of the Series award. He has also won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 and the ICC World Cup in 2019.

In 2014, Dhawan was named the ICC ODI Player of the Year and the ICC T20I Player of the Year. He was also awarded the Arjuna Award in 2020.

Dhawan is the first Indian batsman to score a century in each of his first three Test matches. He is also the fastest century scorer in Indian Test history, scoring a century in 85 balls against South Africa in 2019. He also holds the record for the most number of centuries in a single ICC tournament, having scored four centuries in the 2019 ICC World Cup.

Dhawan is also the first Indian batsman to score a century in his maiden ODI appearance, a feat he achieved against Australia in 2013. He has also scored a century in a T20I match, against New Zealand in 2012.

Batting style: Left-handed

Bowling style: Right-arm off break

Role: Opening batsman

Domestic team: Delhi Capitals, Indian national team

International debut: ODI debut against Australia in October 2010

Test debut against Australia in March 2013

T20I debut against Afghanistan in September 2012

Achievements:

• He was part of the winning Indian team at the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

• He holds the record for the fastest century in a debut ODI innings, having scored a century in 85 balls against Australia in October 2010.

• He is the first cricketer to score back-to-back centuries in his first two Test matches, scoring 187 against Australia in March 2013, followed by 177 against South Africa in November 2013.

• He was the leading run scorer in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, scoring 363 runs in five matches.

• He was part of the Indian team that won the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

• He was the highest run scorer in the 2019 Indian Premier League, with 648 runs in 16 matches.