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Shikhar Dhawan's century at Mohali

India vs Australia 2013: Shikhar Dhawan says Mohali is lucky for him

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan will return to Punjab Cricket Association stadium on Saturday where he made his scintillating Test debut by scoring the fastest century by a debutant against Australia in March earlier this year.

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Shikhar Dhawan, Sania Mirza to endorse Rodeo Drive Luxury brands

India's foremost boutique for luxury Swiss watches, world class writing instruments and leather accessories, Rodeo Drive Luxury Products announced a one year endorsement deal with country's new batting sensation Shikar Dhawan and tennis star Sania Mirza.

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ICC Champions Trophy 2013: India handled pressure well in final, says MS Dhoni

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said they handled the pressure really well to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 by beating England by five runs at Edgbaston on Sunday.

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Shikhar Dhawan’s brand value on the rise

With three consecutive centuries in international cricket, India's newest batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan's brand value is on the upswing as some of the major corporate houses are showing a lot of interest in the 27-year-old opener after his on-field exploits.

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Shikhar Dhawan’s century against South Africa draws praise from British media

A section of the British media praised India opener Shikhar Dhawan for his near flawless 114 against South Africa in the opening fixture of the ICC Champions Trophy at Oval on Friday.

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IPL 2013: Shikhar Dhawan admits to having different approaches to Test and T20 cricket

He holds the record for slamming the quickest ton on Test debut, but Shikhar Dhawan has made it clear that his approach to the traditional five-day format is completely different from the way he enters a Twenty20 game.

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Murali Vijay’s altered approach has helped him reap rich dividends

In the November of 2008, India met Australia for the fourth and final Test at Nagpur for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The series was 1-0 in favour of the hosts, but there were a few factors that presented a fair chance for Australia to draw level. Gautam Gambhir, India’s most dependable opener back then, was suspended for a Test, owing to an altercation with Shane Watson, paving the way for 24-year-old Murali Vijay. The Test was Sourav Ganguly’s last appearance in international cricket.

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Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara heap praise on Shikhar Dhawan after sensational knock

Legendary former cricketers such as Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara have lavished praise on young Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan, who notched up the fastest-ever Test ton on debut in the third Test against Australia in Mohali.

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Shikhar Dhawan’s comparision to Virender Sehwag is premature, say fans

Record-breaking debutant Shikhar Dhawan (185 not out) pummeled the Australian attack into submission on Day Three of the third Test as India took stumps at 283 for no loss. Dhawan hit the fastest century on debut as he took India to within 125 runs of Australia’s first-innings total of 408 all out.   There are...

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Shikhar Dhawan becomes sixth highest scorer on Test debut

Shikhar Dhawan announced his arrival on the Test arena with a breathtaking unbeaten 168-ball 185 during which a number of records fell by the wayside. En route his unbeaten 185 in the third cricket Test against Australia, Dhawan scored the fastest hundred on debut in the 136 years of Test history. Dhawan reached the milestone...

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