India captain Rohit Sharma and veteran opening batter Shikhar Dhawan have played so much cricket together that both of them are well versed about each other. In the past, we have seen multiple pictures where the right-handed batter has been spotted playing with Dhawan’s son.
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They not only know each other as friends, but their understanding of each other’s game is second to none as well. However, one thing which Sharma was unaware about Dhawan was the latter’s knack of singing out of nowhere.
In 2015, India and Bangladesh and were playing against each other. Both Sharma and Dhawan and standing in the slip cordon when the left-handed batter came up with an impromptu singing performance. Dhawan’s actions not just surprised Sharma, but Bangladesh batter Tamim Iqbal was amazed as well. Iqbal was at the strike when Dhawan recited a song.
When Rohit Sharma Couldn’t Control Laughter Due To Shikhar Dhawan’s Song
Dhawan and Sharma were talking to fellow opener Mayank Agarwal on his show ‘Open Nets with Mayank’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharma shared this hilarious incident and insisted that all of them couldn’t stop their laughter on the ground.
“We were playing in Bangladesh in 2015, Shikhar was in the third slip, and I was in the first or second slip. I don’t know what happened to him. Suddenly he started singing very loudly,” Rohit had said.
“Tamim Iqbal, who was taking the strike, was left amazed. It might not sound as funny right now, but when it happened on the field we couldn’t control our laughter.”
Dhawan is a happy-go-lucky guy and he is one of those players who has always been jolly with his teammates. This was just one of many incidents which made his fellow players laugh.
Are Rohit Sharma And Shikhar Dhawan India’s Best Opening Pair In ODIs?
Indian cricket has seen some great opening pairs throughout its rich history. Having first opened with each other in 2013, Dhawan and Sharma created their own special mark. While they never opened together in Test cricket, their right-left combination scored loads of runs in both the white-ball formats.
They are India’s second-best pair among openers in ODI cricket. Both of them added 5,148 ODI runs at an average of 45.55 with the help of 18 century and 15 half-century partnerships.
The legendary duo Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly is the most successful opening pair in the history of ODIs. Having opened together between 1996 and 2007, they added 6,609 runs at an average of 49.32 whey they combined for 21 century and 23 half-century partnerships.
Sharma and Dhawan, on the other hand, are at the fourth position behind the likes of Adam Gilchrist-Matthew Hayden (5,372) and Gordon Greenidge-Desmond Haynes (5,150) in this list.
