I watch videos of rival bowlers to analyse them, says Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan, the Indian opener said that he watches the videos of his rival bowlers to prepare against them

Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan said that he watches the past videos of his rival bowlers in order to prepare against them before a match. Dhawan was present at the launch ceremony of the ICC World Twenty20 2016, in Mumbai.

"Lot of preparations come into play when I prepare for a particular match. I try to play aggressively in nets so that I can take the momentum in the match also. I watch videos of the opposition and their bowlers before a match and analyse a bowler to play him well," Dhawan said, while speaking at the function.

The 30-year-old southpaw also mentioned that he loved playing the shortest format of the game. "Always enjoyed playing T20 cricket. T20 has reached new heights now and the game has also given back to the players a lot.

“The range of new shorts and applications in the game has some in T20 cricket only. This is why youngsters are so interested in the shortest format of the game," he said.

The champions of the inaugural tournament held in 2007, India will begin their campaign against New Zealand at Nagpur on March 15, followed a game against the arch-rivals, Pakistan in Dharamshala on March 19.

India would then play the qualifier from Group A on March 23 and would finally conclude their group stage matches against Australia on March 27.

Two teams from each group, i.e. Group 1 and Group 2 would qualify for the semi-finals. The semi-finals would be held at Delhi and Mumbai on March 30 and 31 respectively, while the final would be held at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 3.

The Delhi batsman said that momentum would be the key for teams, and whichever teams carries the momentum into the next game would have the advantage. "Momentum is very important in this sort of tournament.”

“The team who gets set and performs on the particular day will emerge winners in the tournament. I hope we prepare well for the matches and give our best and come out winners at home," Dhawan said.