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Shikhar Dhawan

India · opening batter · 2010 - 2022 · Cricket stats, biography & career record

Born: 1985-12-5
Batting: left-hand bat
Bowling: right-arm offbreak
Country: India
Role: opening batter
Career: 2010 - 2022

About Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is an international cricketer from India, listed as a opening batter. Career years: 2010 - 2022. Batting style: left-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm offbreak. Date of birth: 1985-12-5. Career highlights — ODI: 6793 runs at avg 44.11, 17 hundreds; T20I: 1759 runs at avg 27.92. Explore complete career numbers, debut matches and match-by-match form below.

Shikhar Dhawan biography

Shikhar Dhawan IPL factfile

- Shikhar Dhawan is the first man to hit back-to-back centuries in the IPL.

- Dhawan holds the record for hitting most fours in the IPL.

- He is only behind Virat Kohli in aggregate runs.

- Dhawan won the IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2016.

- SRH are one of the four teams Dhawan has represented; the others are both the Delhi franchises Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Delhi Capitals (DC), the other Hyderabad franchise Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS).

- Dhawan has captained both PBKS and SRH.

Shikhar Dhawan player profile

Shikhar Dhawan debut matches

International and first-class debut details for Shikhar Dhawan across major cricket formats.

Format	Match	Venue	Date
TEST	AUS vs IND	Mohali	2013-03-14
ODI	AUS vs IND	Visakhapatnam	2010-10-20
T20	IND vs WI	Port of Spain	2011-06-04

Recent performances

Latest match scores and bowling figures for Shikhar Dhawan.

Warriors vs BBZ ODI · 2025-10-10 · Vancouver

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Warriors vs Sixer ODI · 2025-10-09 · Vancouver

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Kings vs Warrior ODI · 2025-10-08 · Vancouver

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WI Champs vs IND Champ T20 · 2025-07-29 · Leicester

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ENG Champs vs IND Champ T20 · 2025-07-27 · Leeds

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IND Champs vs AUS Champ T20 · 2025-07-26 · Leeds

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SA Champs vs IND Champ T20 · 2025-07-22 · Northampton

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Karnali vs Biratnagar T20 · 2024-12-07 · Kirtipur

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Chitwan vs Karnali T20 · 2024-12-06 · Kirtipur

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Karnali vs Kathmandu T20 · 2024-12-04 · Kirtipur

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Shikhar Dhawan career statistics

Format-wise batting and bowling records for Shikhar Dhawan — including Test, ODI, T20I and domestic cricket where available.

Test batting stats

Matches 34

Innings 58

Runs 2315

Average 40.61

Strike rate 66.94

Highest score 190

100s 7

50s 5

Fours 316

Sixes 12

Catches 28

Test bowling stats

Matches 34

Innings 5

Wickets 0

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Economy 2

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4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 54

Runs conceded 18

ODI batting stats

Matches 167

Innings 164

Runs 6793

Average 44.11

Strike rate 91.35

Highest score 143

100s 17

50s 39

Fours 842

Sixes 79

Catches 83

ODI bowling stats

Matches 167

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T20I batting stats

Matches 68

Innings 66

Runs 1759

Average 27.92

Strike rate 126.36

Highest score 92

100s 0

50s 11

Fours 191

Sixes 50

Catches 19

T20I bowling stats

Matches 68

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List A batting stats

Matches 302

Innings 298

Runs 12074

Average 43.9

Highest score 248

100s 30

50s 67

Catches 149

List A bowling stats

Matches 302

Wickets 9

Average 27.66

Economy 5.49

Strike rate 30.2

Best figure 2/22

4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 272

Runs conceded 249

T20s batting stats

Matches 334

Innings 331

Runs 9797

Average 32.98

Strike rate 125.34

Highest score 106*

100s 2

50s 70

Fours 1108

Sixes 228

Catches 136

T20s bowling stats

Matches 334

Innings 6

Wickets 4

Average 16.5

Economy 8.25

Strike rate 12

Best figure 1/7

4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 48

Runs conceded 66

Frequently asked questions about Shikhar Dhawan

Who is Shikhar Dhawan?

Shikhar Dhawan is a cricketer from India who plays as a opening batter. SportsGuff covers Shikhar Dhawan's profile, career statistics and match performances.

What is Shikhar Dhawan's batting and bowling style?

Shikhar Dhawan is a left-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm offbreak.

When did Shikhar Dhawan make their international debut?

Shikhar Dhawan's recorded debuts include: TEST debut on 2013-03-14 (AUS vs IND); ODI debut on 2010-10-20 (AUS vs IND); T20 debut on 2011-06-04 (IND vs WI).

What are Shikhar Dhawan's key cricket career stats?

Career highlights — ODI: 6793 runs at avg 44.11, 17 hundreds; T20I: 1759 runs at avg 27.92. Full format-wise batting and bowling tables are available on this SportsGuff player profile.

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