Shikhar Dhawan is currently out of contention for getting a place in the Team India squad. He last played for the Men in Blue in December 2022. After that, he failed to get into the squad across all three formats. Last, he was seen in action in the IPL 2023 as Dhawan was the skipper of Punjab Kings (PBKS). However, there were some reports that Dhawan could be given a chance to lead a second-string team in the upcoming Asian Games.
But, when the squad goat announced, Ruturaj Gaikwad was named as the captain. Even, the veteran batter failed to get a place in the squad as an individual batter. Now, ahead of the next domestic season, an image has gone viral where the Southpaw batter was seen with a ripped physique. Seeing that, fans went crazy and shared their views.
Here is the shared image:
Shikhar Dhawan working hard ahead of the domestic season...! pic.twitter.com/APn9AqjgDo
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 22, 2023
“Change is the only constant thing in life.” - Shikhar Dhawan
On 20 July, he attended the launch of the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 official film in Mumbai. During that event, Dhawan said: “It’s really good to see. Change is the only constant thing in life. You have to adapt with time. It is lovely to see how players have come up with new strategies and new ways of thinking.”
“Even like… we’ve been playing for such a long time, we get so inspired by all the young players when they come up with some new shots, and personally I ask ‘how you played that?’. The thought process is getting broader. Earlier our coaches used to tell us to play down the ground, you don’t have to play big shots. So, we were raised with that sort of mindset but now when you see a youngster coming in, they will just go and express themselves,” he further added.
“So, again, the main point is when I see the younger generation, they express themselves fearlessly. Where else, we also express ourselves but we had that thing because we were mentally trained that we have to play more on the ground. But the new generation, they play and they express themselves very nicely and they don’t feel that guilt as well that ‘I got out this way or that way’, so I feel that is the biggest change we have seen and it’s amazing,” Shikhar Dhawan said.
Here is how fans have reacted:
Better than rohit
— Mohan Sharma 🇮🇳 (@MohanSh63073951) July 22, 2023
Overrated player.
— Aryan Singh (@Itz__Aryan_) July 22, 2023
Prithvi Shaw 😂😂 I am living alone 😂😂
— Puneet Malhotra (@puneetdagamer) July 22, 2023
Shikhar Dhawan > Rohit overall
— LOYAL CSK FAN (@cskfanforlife) July 22, 2023
Bring back gabbar
— Aditya Joshi (@adithegr8crick) July 22, 2023
underrated player
— Druhin (@kings_admirer) July 22, 2023
Ab to sharam krle Rohit
— VECTOR 4D (@VECTOR4XD) July 22, 2023
We need strong bench strength 💪
— Mr Wrong (@wrong_huihui) July 22, 2023
Anyone can injured anytime during world cup
Making reels or playing flute?
— रचित M 💛 (@rachit1m) July 22, 2023