Shikhar Dhawan IPL Career

One of the best white-ball openers of the last decade, Shikhar Dhawan has played in every season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception in 2008. Dhawan kickstarted his IPL career with the then-Delhi Daredevils, where he played alongside international stars like Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Glenn McGrath, and AB de Villiers.

Shikhar Dhawan has played for five different teams which are Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals), Punjab Kings(Kings XI Punjab), Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Shikhar is currently leading the side of Punjab Kings and showing consistency with the bat.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL teams from 2008-23

One of the most consistent players in IPL history Shikhar Dhawan has started his IPL career with Delhi Daredevils from its very first edition. After a 300 runs season the very next year Delhi bizarrely traded Shikhar to the Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2009.

Dejected by the abysmal returns, Dhawan decided to move to the Deccan Chargers in 2011, where his fortunes changed. He scored 400+ runs in the next couple of seasons, thereby becoming the mainstay of a struggling batting unit. After two seasons Deccan Chargers were eventually renamed Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH was Shikhar’s home for six years until he returned to his initial den in 2019 which by then had started being called Delhi Capitals. After spending three successful years for DC he moved to PBKS and now he is the captain of the team.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL Auction Price

38-year-old Shikhar Dhawan was picked by Delhi Daredevil in the debut season for just INR 12 lakh and now he receives INR 8.25 crore from Punjab Kings. Dhawan used to get INR 12.50 crore per season from SRH for four years 2014 to 2017.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL runs year-wise

Indian Southpaw has been very consistent since he joined Deccan Chargers, he has scored over 300 runs every year since 2011. PBKS captain has scored over 500 runs for five times in his career. Shikhar Dhawan is the second-highest run-scorer in the IPL following Virat Kohli. Despite being a decent striker he has 52 numbers of scores where he reached or crossed 50 runs margin.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL Wickets & Stats- Year-by-Year

The left-handed opener has only bowled for eight overs in his IPL career where he has picked only four wickets three of whom came in the 2012 season for the Deccan Chargers which was also the last time when Shikhar was seen bowling.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL records:

The Punjab Kings’s captain is one of the most promising openers in IPL history. He is one of the three players with fifty fifties in their IPL careers. Here is the list of some major records of Shikhar Dhawan in various categories.

Shikhar Dhawan As Batter

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