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Shikhar Dhawan
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Shikhar Dhawan
The flamboyant India opener Shikhar Dhawan celebrates his 34th birthday today.?Having made his ODI debut in 2010, Dhawan became the fastest Indian Batsman to reach the 2000 and 3000 runs mark in ODIs. He is currently placed at eighth on the all-time list of the highest run-getters in the Under-19 World Cup. Dhawan has scored 2315 Test runs, 5518 runs in ODIs and 1504 runs in the T20I format of the game. He holds an average of 44.50 in the ODIs and has proved to be a key player for India.
After having started the ICC World Cup with flying colours in July, he got injured at the mid-way. However, Shikhar Dhawan?has been included in the next limited-overs series against the with the West Indies, which will begin from Friday.?India will take on the West Indies for the three-match Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and as many One-Day Internationals (ODIs) series as well.
However, on this special day, not only fans in huge numbers but also his teammates and others have poured in their good wishes on social media.?His Indian teammates took to Twitter and tweeted the cricketer a very Happy Birthday which included the players like Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh etc.
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Here is how the Twitterati reacted on this special occasion of Shikhar Dhawan:
Wishing the ever smiling and entertaining @SDhawan25 a very Happy Birthday 😁😁🎂🎂 #TeamIndia #HappyBirthdayShikhar pic.twitter.com/A7y3igWoSy
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 4, 2019
💥 34 Tests, 133 ODIs, 58 T20Is
💥 9,337 international runsThe stylish India opener was the highest run-getter at the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, playing a vital role in guiding his side win the title. Happy Birthday to Shikhar Dhawan 🎉 pic.twitter.com/mSLlVKXBaq
— ICC (@ICC) December 5, 2019
Happy birthday mera jatta 🤗 have a blast and keep smiling always 👌 @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/cT01pvPolV
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) December 5, 2019
Happy birthday Shikhar bro @SDhawan25, have a great one 🤗 pic.twitter.com/4wiNh6sHFR
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) December 5, 2019
Wish u a very happy birthday Shikhar, have a good one 🤗 see you soon @SDhawan25
— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) December 5, 2019
" When Virat was Young, He (Dhoni) Guided Him Immensely. Even When He Became the Captain, Dhoni Bhai was Always There to Help Him. This is The Quality of a LEADER." – Shikhar Dhawan ❤️#HappyBirthdayShikhar pic.twitter.com/pcCgUnnfvb
— DHONI Trends™ (@TrendsDhoni) December 5, 2019
Wish you a very happy birthday @SDhawan25 . Best wishes always
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 5, 2019
#Indians with most 100's in ICC Tournaments
7 – Rohit Sharma, S Ganguly, S Tendulkar
6 – Shikhar DhawanHighest Avg (Min 100 runs)
65 – Shikhar DhawanMost Runs – Champions Trophy 2013 & 17
Most Runs For India in CWC 2015#HappyBirthdayShikhar#HappyBirthdayShikhar pic.twitter.com/PVJtURi4ZG— Darling_jyothish (@Jyothish_salaar) December 5, 2019
Gabbar ke 💯 se tumhe ek hi aadmi bacha sakta hai… khud Gabbar!
Here's wishing @SDhawan25 all the birthday cheer on his special day! 🥳#HappyBirthdayShikharDhawan pic.twitter.com/nZqNwSPqGF
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 4, 2019
Happy Birthday Shikhar Dhawan pic.twitter.com/t9avJP9PYv
— World Cricket Live (@world_cric_live) December 5, 2019
Happy Birthday Gabbar ❤️ @SDhawan25
—8 💯 in a multi-nation tournament (Averages nearly 65)
—6 💯 in the ICC 50 over event
—Fastest Batsman to reach 1000runs in ICC tournament
—Most runs in CT13,CT17
—Most runs for India in WC15#HappyBirthdayShikharDhawan#HappyBirthdayGabbar pic.twitter.com/epdgN7AjAq— Bharath Pandhiri (@BharathPandhiri) December 4, 2019
Wishing you a very happy birthday @SDhawan25 🎂🎉🎈
One of the best opener of Indian cricket team.Stay blessed and happy & entertaining us with your rocking performance. #HappyBirthdayShikhar #gabbar #HappyBirthdayShikharDhawan pic.twitter.com/zOrPgMutJo— Md Parwez Aalm (@ParwezAalm) December 5, 2019
Happy birthday brother @SDhawan25. May this birthday bring lots of happiness & success your way my gem. pic.twitter.com/wbnsVS3QFq
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/aryanbiswas302/status/1202476416811466758?s=20
Shikhi bhai!! Wishing you lots of love and joy on your birthday 🎂😄 @SDhawan25 #HappyBirthdayShikhar pic.twitter.com/FxLJL5hLFW
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) December 5, 2019
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Happy birthday to #JattJi @SDhawan25 Paaji and @imK_Ahmed13 . 🙌
May your lives be filled with joy and happiness. ✌ pic.twitter.com/bwvoi1ebrn— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) December 5, 2019
