Shikhar Dhawan will play in the Legends Series Cricket

The left-handed batter Shikhar Dhawan retired from international cricket and domestic cricket on 24 August 2024. The 38-year-old Dhawan was out of Team India for a long time and there are contenders like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal in Team India, who are likely to replace him on the top of the order.

As soon as Dhawan retired from domestic cricket, his chances to play in the Indian T20 League were also closed. India T20 League is counted among the domestic T20 tournaments, which is also recognized by the Apex Cricket board as a domestic T20 league. Now Dhawan will be seen playing in the Legends Series Cricket.

Shikhar Dhawan is now fully ready to play outside the Indian T20 League. He said that my body is still in shape with the demands of the game, and although I am comfortable with my decision. Cricket is an important part of me, but it will never leave me. I am looking forward to reuniting with my cricket friends and entertaining my fans as we create new memories together.

The southpaw batter is known for his explosive batting and has single-handedly won many matches for Team India. He made his international cricket debut for the Indian team in 2010. For a few years after his debut, Dhawan was in and out of Team India but after 2013, he became an important pivot of Team India's batting order with Rohit Sharma. Shikhar Dhawan scored the most runs for India in the Champions Trophy 2013 and played an important role in winning the title.

After 2013, Dhawan became an important part of the Indian team. Since then, he never looked back. For Team India, the Delhi-born stalwart has scored 2315 runs in 34 Test matches, 6793 runs in 167 ODI matches and 1759 runs in T20I with the help of 11 half-century innings at an average of 27.92. He scored a total of 24 centuries in all three formats.