Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan may not have the same record in T20 cricket at the international level, but this batsman has spoken a lot in the IPL. Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has described him as a legend given Dhawan's impressive IPL record.
In the 48th match of IPL 2022 against Gujarat Titans chasing a target of 144 runs, Punjab Kings ' first wicket fell quickly.
From here, Shikhar Dhawan extended the innings and scored his 47th half-century of his IPL career.
He was unbeaten in 53 balls with the help of eight fours and sixes for 62 and played a key role in bringing his team to an eight-wicket win with a crucial partnership of 40 runs with Bhanuka Rajapaksa (87) for the second wicket.
Liam Livingstone also played an unbeaten 10 runs in 30 balls.
Reviewing the Gujarat vs Punjab match on Star Sports, Pathan mentioned Dhawan's tremendous record in the league. He said,
He (Dhawan) is an IPL legend, he is that kind of batsman. The 15th season is underway and there have been only two seasons where he has not scored 300 runs. He has scored at least 300 runs every other season.
Referring to the significance of Dhawan's half-century innings against Gujarat Titans, Pathan said,
They needed to show their experience today and they did it. The way he built his innings in the beginning when the ball was moving. It was important for Punjab Kings not to lose much wicket in the beginning.
Shikhar Dhawan is the second highest run-scorer in the IPL. In the league, he has scored 202 runs at an average of 35.05 in 6153 matches so far.
This season Shikhar Dhawan has played an anchor role in most matches and other batsmen have tried to play a natural game together with him. Pathan hasn India scored the importance of referring to the said,
When Shikhar Dhawan makes runs for Punjab Kings, other batsmen make runs around him and can play fearlessly. It was a plausible shift.
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