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#3 ICC Champions Trophy 2017
Matches: 5
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Innings: 5
Runs: 338
Average: 67.60
Strike rate: 101.81
100s: 1
50s: 2
Highest score: 125
The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was some kind of deja vu for all the Indian fans and to Shikhar Dhawan himself to some extent, as he managed to repeat his 2013 edition's great run of form once again.
The southpaw started off with a good knock of 68 against arch-rivals Pakistan. The innings was followed it up with a brilliant 125 in a losing cause against Sri Lanka. He once again tormented South Africa with a match-winning 78 against the likes of Rabada, Morkel and Morris. He managed to play an important role in the semifinal against Bangladesh with a quick-fire knock of 46 runs.
Dhawan failed for once in the final against the arch-rivals Pakistan. He could not take his team home this time, but achieved a rare feat of becoming the only batsman to win back to back golden bat for topping the run-scorers list in the tournament.
His ability to perform at the highest level with ease has made him one of the most trustworthy batsmen in this current Indian side. Being an opener, the way in which he has performed in England in ICC events and set the tone at the top, he surely is going to be India's 'go-to' man in the upcoming edition of the World Cup.
Shikhar Dhawan is compared with Sehwag most of the time for his swagger and carelessness about the game, but the fact is, Dhawan has performed much better than Sehwag in major ICC ODI events so far. The Indian skipper Virat Kohli will be hoping for fireworks in 2019 World Cup from this moustache twirling Gabbar!
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