Published: Jun 17, 2016, 10:43 AM (IST)
Edited: Jun 17, 2016, 11:21 AM (IST)
Former coach of Shikhar Dhawan, Tarak Sinha, recently stated that he is anxious about Dhawan’s form and hopes his ward would get back to scoring runs, especially in the longer format as the national team is scheduled to play 13 Tests in future. Analysing the game of Dhawan, he believed that the left-hander has not been too consistent and would have to score runs to silence his critics. He feels that though Dhawan has won a lot of Man of the Match awards and scored a blistering hundred in his first Test match against Australia in Mohali, he needs to work on his game a bit as he has enough talent and confidence. ALSO READ:Shikhar Dhawan voices support for day-night Tests
According to cricbuzz.com, Sinha stated, “After a stage, a player thinks that he is doing fine and there’s nothing wrong with him, and he’ll overcome this phase. It’s a psychological thing. When you fail in a few innings consistently, you become nervous and your feet and hands don’t move,” Sinha stressed and added that he has no qualms about the fact that his `student’ does not seek much advice from him these days. ALSO READ:Indian cricketers must take a leaf out of Australian cricket’s book
Having coached Dhawan since he was just 12, Sinha feels that the left-hander’s main strength is his supreme confidence. “There was always a spark in him. He was extremely talented, and would pick up every nuance of the game quickly. When he played in an U-14 tournament for Sonnet, he scored a hundred in the semis. He was mentally very strong, and such players go very far. He has seen quite a few highs and lows in his life, but ultimately he was successful,” he recalled.
Speaking on the 30-year-old’s retirement thoughts when he was not even getting a chance to play for Delhi, he replied, “At that time, there were established openers like Virender Sehwag, Chopra and Gautam Gambhir. He hardly got to play. He thought about quitting, because he felt he wouldn’t get a chance, “concluded Sinha.
