He looks to be in the form of his life, as Punjab had no ammunition to outmanoeuvre him.
Shikhar Dhawan joined the Legends League Cricket (LLC) following his retirement from international cricket.
The left-hander smashed 24 international hundreds and particularly excelled in multi-team tournaments such as Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and the 2015 World Cup.
'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.' 'He always stuck to his natural game, he never moved away from that.'
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He said he would offer worship at the Ram temple only when the "shikhar" (topmost part) of the structure is fully constructed.
While wickets were falling, at the other end, Dhawan stayed cool and grew in confidence
His blistering 58-ball century is now the second fastest in Under-19 Test history, behind only Moeen Ali's 56-ball hundred in 2005.
Punjab Kings have decided to retain majority of their support staff with fast bowling coach James Hopes likely to be the sole addition for IPL 2025.
Tributes also poured in from across the border with former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar hailing Dhawan's hard work and other qualities.
The 38-year-old made his international debut in 2010 in an ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam and his last India game was also a 50-over match, against Bangladesh in 2022.
Cricket fans in Srinagar thronged the Bakshi stadium to catch a glimpse of Chris Gayle in action in the Legends Cricket League match on Friday. The 30,000 capacity stadium was packed to capacity as it marked the return of top level cricket to Srinagar after nearly four decades.
Manish Malhotra's Diwali Party had the who's who of Bollywood in attendance.
The three-day celebrations began on Saturday with a recital of Yajurveda and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performing an 'abhishek' on the Ram Lalla idol.
Janhvi Kapoor visited the hilltop temple devoted to Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, to offer prayers on her mother Sridevi's birth anniversary on August 13.
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Stars don't wait for the weekend to party. So Manish Malhotra's grand Diwali party was held midweek, on a Wednesday, and everybody -- Ananya Panday to Alia Bhatt to Kiara Advani-Sidharth Malhotra -- turned up!
'Found a ponnada in the appropriate India colours to honour him with!'
Janhvi Kapoor has impressed everyone with her dance moves in the new song, Dheere Dheere, from her new film, Devara: Part 1, starring NTR Jr.
Shikhar Dhawan, who plays for the Delhi Capitals in the league, said his parents still 'see me as a kid'.
India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, who was conferred with Arjuna Award on Saturday, has said he will continue to work hard to make the country proud.
Kane and Shikhar took the game calmly over the line to book a berth in the playoffs and all but end Delhi's chances of progressing in the competition.
With three consecutive half-centuries already in the Champions Trophy, Shikhar Dhawan continues his love affair with ICC tournaments.
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In a career that spanned over 14 years, the calmness that Dhawan exuded on and off the field was one characteristic that set him apart from the other stalwarts of Indian cricket.
How can Bollywood not make its presence felt at an Ambani event?
'Your passion for the game, your sportsmanship and your trademark smile will be missed.'
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Ahead of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's wedding, a special puja and mehendi ceremony was organised.
'It all depends on whether we have the money in our pockets.'
Punjab have never won the IPL since the league's inception in 2008 and the four co-owners will be hoping Australia's World Cup-winning captain takes them all the way.
The Delhi opener is confident that India will do well in the four-Test series beginning December 6 at Adelaide.
'It's a wake up call', said Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer as he urged his team's batsmen, with the exception of an in-form Shikhar Dhawan, to take more responsibility following a surprise IPL loss to Kings XI Punjab in Dubai.
Delhi Capitals advisor Sourav Ganguly described Shikhar Dhawan as one of the best opening batsmen in the world while revealing that his franchise was "desperate" to rope in the left-hander after he left Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The cricketer with most catches in T20 cricket is former West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard with 362 catches to his name.
Shikhar Dhawan termed skipper Virat Kohli as the 'best current Indian batsman'. Dhawan also praised Rohit Sharma for his phenomenal performance
National Commission for Women said that there has been a rise in the number of domestic violence complaints received by the commission ever since lockdown was imposed. Dhawan said he is disheartened and sad to hear about the domestic violence cases still happening in today's world.
The video also had some fun Hindi commentary, with vocals from fans in the stadium stitched into the clip.
Some of the star guests at the wedding.
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