IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri HEAPS praise on Shikhar Dhawan, says ‘he is right between Kohli and Rohit‘- Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that Punjab Kings’ senior opener Shikhar Dhawan deserves all the accolades which have been coming for him. Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
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Shastri added that while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have received a lot of attention with their batting, Dhawan has been a serious player sandwiched between the two talismanic batters.
IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri HEAPS praise on Shikhar Dhawan, says ‘he is right between Kohli and Rohit’
“I call him a gun player because in this country most of the accolades have gone to Rohit and Virat, but this man has been a serious player right between them when he’s fit. He deserves all the accolades he’s getting. He’s scored 6000 runs in IPL. He reads the conditions (very well), sees what the pitch has to offer, understands what his role is and he chooses the right bowlers to hit,” said Shastri on Cricket Live show on Star Sports.
In agreement with Shastri, former India pacer Irfan Pathan lauded Punjab’s changed batting approach against Chennai, where the side full of power-hitters shed their ultra-attacking approach and looked to build innings around Dhawan.
IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri HEAPS praise on Shikhar Dhawan, says ‘he is right between Kohli and Rohit’
“Punjab Kings are the most explosive team in the powerplay this season and the reason behind it is Shikhar Dhawan’s batting. Their approach has been very simple in TATA IPL 2022 i.e. to build their innings around Dhawan, who is looking to bat deep. While Dhawan continues to play his natural game, the rest of the batsmen are providing that supporting act and looking to score aggressively in the death overs.”
Ex-England skipper Kevin Pietersen heaped praise on Dhawan, who became just the second cricketer after Kohli to amass 6000 runs in the history of IPL, saying he makes the best balls look ordinary.
“Best players, no matter where you’re bowling (to them), make some of the best deliveries look ordinary. That’s something which some of the best batters have, and he’s one of those guys. He has that (extra) time, that skill and that orthodox nature whereby it doesn’t even look that he’s hitting the ball hard.”
IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri HEAPS praise on Dhawan , says ‘he is right between Kohli and Rohit’
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