Hope I'll get another opportunity to represent India, states Rishi Dhawan

However, things did not go as planned for Dhawan, who could only manage to pick a solitary wicket from three matches, whilst scoring a total of just 12 runs. Post his disastrous Australia tour, Dhawan went on to represent India in just a single T20I against Zimbabwe in June in the same year, after which he found himself completely out of the picture for national selection.  Dhawan, who now plies his trade in the domestic circuit with the Himachal Pradesh side, revealed that he is now better equipped to deal with the rigors of international cricket and hopes to get a national call-up some time in the future.

“I feel more ready now. I played a couple of games and was sent back. It takes time to get a hang of that level. I have worked on my bowling and have also improved my batting. I have done well in every situation. I hope that I will get an opportunity again," Dhawan told Sportstar.

Having averaged 37 with the bat and 18 with the ball, the now 29-year-old has been in phenomenal form in the Ranji Trophy this season. Despite Himachal Pradesh not being of one of the 'big teams' in the country, Dhawan feels that with time, his performances will start turning heads and is also hopeful of it warranting a national call-up. Having narrowly missed out on qualification for the knock-out stages last season, the all-rounder is confident of his young side going one step further and booking a place in the quarter-final this time around.