Australia vs India 2018-19: 5 records can be broken in the ODI series

#4 Shikhar Dhawan – Third fastest ever to 5000 ODI runs

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan needs 65 runs to complete 5000 runs in ODIs. If he achieves the feat in the series, then he could be the third fastest ever to achieve the feat behind only Hashim Amla (104), Viv Richards & Virat Kohli (114). Now he has 4935 runs in 114 innings.

More than this feat, he is an integral part of the success of the Indian team. He along with Rohit and Kohli forms a dangerous top three. They have scored heaps of runs all over the world and India will require them to continue doing the same if India has to do well in the world cup.

Dhawan is more critical to the team as he is the only left-hander in the top seven in the Indian team. With every team equipping themselves with leg-spinners, his presence could be more effective. That was evident in the T20 series when he handled Adam Zampa better than the likes of Rohit and Kohli.