A confident Shikhar Dhawan hopes to get back into the Indian team in all three formats.
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In the third ODI against England, Shikhar Dhawan was finally dropped after a long dry run with the bat. The left-hander, who played a match-winning innings in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy always felt the runs were around the corner, and hopes to be back in the Indian squad in all three formats soon
Shikhar Dhawan's terrible form with the bat over the past year has seen him being dropped from all the three formats of the game. Even the extended run he got at the top of the order was questioned by many. His form notwithstanding, Dhawan believes he still has it in him to win back his place in the national side in all three formats.
He finally managed to come good with the bat the final of the T20 North Zone Championship, hitting 82 runs off just 47 balls against services to help Delhi lift the trophy.
“It was good to get some runs under my belt. That it helped Delhi clinch the T20 north zone championship made it even more special. Even when I was playing the England ODIs, I knew runs were just around the corner, I was hitting the ball well in the nets, doing all my preparations but unfortunately couldn’t go big in the recent series. But runs are always nice, and it was a good knock against Services where I could express myself completely,” the Delhi cricketer told Wah cricket.
“Unfortunately, when I was laid down by injuries, around the same period other openers who played in my place started doing really well, so I knew that I was not scoring well in comparison and could be dropped. It’s not easy to be an opener for Team India, there’s good competition around. It hurts big time to be away from Team India but that’s the challenge I have to accept and win. I am just 31 and I know that I can come back again into the team, and I have it in me to dominate all three formats of the game." he added.
Even though he did get a long run under captain Virat Kohli, he is not likely to be picked to play against Australia unless at least one of the other openers are out with injury.
