Shikhar Dhawan, who is known for his fiery batting and cheerful personality, has opened his memoir, “The One: Cricket, My Life, and more” about his early days in the Indian cricket team. “One of the most charming stories in the book is Shikhar Dhawan’s first conversation with former captain MS Dhoni during her ODI call-up.
The former Indian opener recalled veteran MS Dhoni’s being StarSterq by Karisma, especially his prestigious long hair and comfort smile.
Shikhar Dhawan revealed the first conversation with MS Dhoni
Dhawan, filled with energy and enthusiasm, told Dhoni that he wanted to play for India and made him a Bollywood hero, his first conversation happened as soon as possible. Dhawan said that his comments left his former Indian captain Dhoni in partition.
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As stated by PTI, Shikhar Dhawan wrote in his book, “I wanted to cast him in a Bollywood film; he looked like a film star with that long hair and easy smile. When I suddenly got out, we were doing a chat about our inspiration, ‘I want to play for India, and I want to make you a Bollywood hero!’ He threw his head back and laughed.
Dhawan reflected how, during his early days, social media had not yet captured. Public pressure was low, and the players were not constantly under the microscope. At that time, newspapers and TVs were strong, and it took longer to make and transfer opinions and narratives.
It was a world different from today’s fast-paced and social media-operated reality, where a single post could transform a cricketer from a star to a villain and vice versa overnight. In particular, Dhawan represented India in all three formats of the game and scored more than 2300 runs in tests, about 6800 in Odis and more than 1700 in T20I.
The former left-handed batsman wrote in the book, “When I was trying to break in the Indian side, social media was still newborn, and cricketers were subject to very little investigation. But other media platforms and bodies and broadcasting.
The selection of the team and individual cricket performances was discussed on Threadebear and enough viewers were received in the country. However, unlike the present day, in which social media cricketers can turn almost overnight from ‘Hero’ to ‘zero’, it took a long time to change the stories back in those days. ,
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Shikhar Dhawan recalled her forgotable ODI performance against Australia
Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan’s ODI ODI did not begin in 2010 as he expected. He was selected for the three-Match ODI series, but the first and third games in Kochi and Marg were washed with rain. Prior to the first match, Dhawan was so nervous that he could not sleep all night, but when he woke up, heavy rains and the game was canceled.
Well, then ‘Gabbar’ was firm to remain calm for the second OD in Vizag, and he took a sleeping pill at night to avoid another night’s sleep. But when a big moment came, it ended in the heart break as he was bowling for the duck by Clint McKay in the over long ago.
Dhawan said, “I left the crease with a smile sticking on my face, but inside, I was working hard myself. I had imagined myself to play shiny shots and score a large amount of runs for India, so that I would have to wrap the reality around my head.”
