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Twitter reactions on Shikhar Dhawan’s magnificent century vs Australia in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Dixit Bhargav
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Twitter reactions on Shikhar Dhawan's magnificent century vs Australia in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 09: Shikhar Dhawan of India plays a shot during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between India and Australia at The Oval on June 9, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images)

Twitter reactions on Shikhar Dhawan’s magnificent century: Twitter was jubilant at watching the Indian opener play a magnificent knock.

During the 14th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between India and Australia at The Oval, India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan registered his 17th ODI century to provide India with a praiseworthy start.

Unable to score big on this tour so far, Dhawan banked on his records in ICC tournaments to score his sixth century in such a tournament. In ICC tournaments played in England, this is the 33-year old cricketer’s fourth ODI century.

Opening the batting with vice-captain Rohit Sharma, the pair shared a 127-run opening stand to start the innings on an affirmative not for India. The Indian innings started in an archetype manner where the opening batsmen aimed to focus on the getting their eyes in before opening up.

While Sharma was extremely watchful initially, Dhawan made sure that he scoreboard doesn’t get stuck. A handsome blend of running singles and doubles in association with scoring boundaries, Dhawan innings ticked most of the boxes.

On the fourth delivery of the 18th over, Dhawan ran a single off Marcus Stoinis to complete his half-century. Not wanting to throw away his start, the southpaw continued to play the ball on its merit. With Sharma (57) getting out in the 23rd over, Dhawan took the mantle on himself to take the Indian innings forward.

On the fourth ball of the 33rd over, Dhawan ran a single off Marcus Stoinis to reach the three-figure mark. Having won the toss, India captain Virat Kohli will be looking to post a formidable total from hereon.

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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