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Shikhar Dhawan (born 5 December 1985) is an Indian international cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler, he plays for the India national team, and also for Delhi in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Shikhar Dhawan played for the Indian Under-17 and Under-19 teams before making his first-class debut for Delhi in November 2004.
Shikhar Dhawan made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Australia in October 2010 at Visakhapatnam. His Test debut came against the same opposition in March 2013 at Mohali where he scored the fastest century by any batsman on Test debut and ended his innings with 187 runs from 174 balls.[4] A prolific run-scorer in ICC tournaments, Dhawan top-scored in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup, and the 2013 and 2017 Champions Trophy tournaments, and holds the record for the fastest to reach 1000 runs in ICC ODI tournaments.[5][6] In August 2013, he recorded the then second highest individual score in a List A match when he scored 248 runs off 150 balls for India A against South Africa A at Pretoria.[7] At the 2015 World Cup, he was the leading run-scorer for India[8] and in the following year, became the fastest Indian reach 3000 ODI runs.
Following his good domestic performances, Shikhar Dhawan was recalled to the India ODI squad for the Champions Trophy starting June 2017.[113] He marked his return in the first game of the tournament, on 5 June, against Pakistan, scoring 68 off 65 balls, helping his team win the game.[114] Three days later, he scored a record-equalling three Champions Trophy century, 125 runs off 128 balls, against Sri Lanka in a losing cause.[115] He tied with Chris Gayle, Herschelle Gibbs and Sourav Ganguly for most centuries in the Champions Trophy.[116] He also became the fastest to pass 500 runs in the tournament's history, taking him only 7 matches; also becoming the quickest to achieve this milestone in any ICC Major tournament.[117] His 78 against South Africa a few days later helped his team beat them by eight wickets.[118] Following the subsequent final loss to Pakistan, Dhawan was awarded the golden bat for scoring the most runs (338) in the tournament.[119]
Shikhar Dhawan carried forward his good form in the tour of West Indies, scoring two consecutive half-centuries in the first two matches of the five-match ODI series, that India won 3–1.
In the 2017 India tour of Sri Lanka, Shikhar Dhawan helped India to win the 3-match test series 3–0 by scoring two centuries and 358 runs, he was named the player of the series for his batting performances.[120] He carried his good form in the ODI series by scoring a century in the first match which India won. On 2 September, it was announced that he would not be part of the team for the last ODI and the only T20I due to personal reasons.[121] India later went on to win the ODI series 5–0 and the only T20I.
In the 2017 Australia tour of India, Shikhar Dhawan was released from the Indian squad and missed the all five ODI's of the 5-match ODI series against Australia due to personal reasons.[122] He was recalled for the 3-match T20I series against Australia.
On 1 November 2017, Shikhar Dhawan scored his highest ever T20I score of 80 runs of just 52 balls against New Zealand in a 53 run victory to take a lead of 1–0 in the T20I series.
Virat Kohli (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer who currently captains the India national team. A right-handed batsman, often regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world,[2] Kohli is ranked as one of world's most famous athletes by ESPN[3] and one of the most valuable athlete brands by Forbes. He plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and has been the team's captain since 2013.
Born and raised in Delhi, Kohli represented the city's cricket team at various age-group levels before making his first-class debut in 2006. He captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia, and a few months later, made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the ODI middle-order and was part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup. He made his Test debut in 2011, and shrugged off the tag of "ODI specialist" by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa.[4] Having reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013,[5] Kohli also found success in the Twenty20 format, winning the Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016). In 2014, he became the top-ranked T20I batsman in the ICC rankings and holds the position, as of May 2017.[6]
Kohli was appointed vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012, and handed over the Test captaincy following Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Test retirement in 2014.
Shikhar Dhawan made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Australia in October 2010 at Visakhapatnam. His Test debut came against the same opposition in March 2013 at Mohali where he scored the fastest century by any batsman on Test debut and ended his innings with 187 runs from 174 balls.[4] A prolific run-scorer in ICC tournaments, Dhawan top-scored in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup, and the 2013 and 2017 Champions Trophy tournaments, and holds the record for the fastest to reach 1000 runs in ICC ODI tournaments.[5][6] In August 2013, he recorded the then second highest individual score in a List A match when he scored 248 runs off 150 balls for India A against South Africa A at Pretoria.[7] At the 2015 World Cup, he was the leading run-scorer for India[8] and in the following year, became the fastest Indian reach 3000 ODI runs.
Following his good domestic performances, Shikhar Dhawan was recalled to the India ODI squad for the Champions Trophy starting June 2017.[113] He marked his return in the first game of the tournament, on 5 June, against Pakistan, scoring 68 off 65 balls, helping his team win the game.[114] Three days later, he scored a record-equalling three Champions Trophy century, 125 runs off 128 balls, against Sri Lanka in a losing cause.[115] He tied with Chris Gayle, Herschelle Gibbs and Sourav Ganguly for most centuries in the Champions Trophy.[116] He also became the fastest to pass 500 runs in the tournament's history, taking him only 7 matches; also becoming the quickest to achieve this milestone in any ICC Major tournament.[117] His 78 against South Africa a few days later helped his team beat them by eight wickets.[118] Following the subsequent final loss to Pakistan, Dhawan was awarded the golden bat for scoring the most runs (338) in the tournament.[119]
Shikhar Dhawan carried forward his good form in the tour of West Indies, scoring two consecutive half-centuries in the first two matches of the five-match ODI series, that India won 3–1.
In the 2017 India tour of Sri Lanka, Shikhar Dhawan helped India to win the 3-match test series 3–0 by scoring two centuries and 358 runs, he was named the player of the series for his batting performances.[120] He carried his good form in the ODI series by scoring a century in the first match which India won. On 2 September, it was announced that he would not be part of the team for the last ODI and the only T20I due to personal reasons.[121] India later went on to win the ODI series 5–0 and the only T20I.
In the 2017 Australia tour of India, Shikhar Dhawan was released from the Indian squad and missed the all five ODI's of the 5-match ODI series against Australia due to personal reasons.[122] He was recalled for the 3-match T20I series against Australia.
On 1 November 2017, Shikhar Dhawan scored his highest ever T20I score of 80 runs of just 52 balls against New Zealand in a 53 run victory to take a lead of 1–0 in the T20I series.
Virat Kohli (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer who currently captains the India national team. A right-handed batsman, often regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world,[2] Kohli is ranked as one of world's most famous athletes by ESPN[3] and one of the most valuable athlete brands by Forbes. He plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and has been the team's captain since 2013.
Born and raised in Delhi, Kohli represented the city's cricket team at various age-group levels before making his first-class debut in 2006. He captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia, and a few months later, made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the ODI middle-order and was part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup. He made his Test debut in 2011, and shrugged off the tag of "ODI specialist" by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa.[4] Having reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013,[5] Kohli also found success in the Twenty20 format, winning the Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016). In 2014, he became the top-ranked T20I batsman in the ICC rankings and holds the position, as of May 2017.[6]
Kohli was appointed vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012, and handed over the Test captaincy following Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Test retirement in 2014.