Shikhar Dhawan Centuries

image-lj19lfquShikhar Dhawan in Champions Trophy ( Source: Twitter)

Shikhar Dhawan has been one of India's finest opening batters and has scored runs across formats in varied conditions. He was rated very highly right from his junior days and was the leading run-scorer of the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. He made a rollicking start to his international career and carried Indian batting hopes on his shoulders for almost a decade.

The impact performances came all around the world and he was one of the reason for India's success across formats in the second decade of the 21st century. His cool and calm demeanour enabled him to deliver under pressure and and that has put him in the esteemed list of Indian batters who have dominated world cricket.


Shikhar Dhawan's ODI Centuries:

After Virender Sehwag, Dhawan took over India's opening reigns alongside Rohit Sharma in limited-overs format, becoming one of the most formidable opening that world cricket has ever seen. The southpaw started opening with the current Indian captain from Champions Trophy 2013, and after since then, there was no looking back for the duo as they smashed countless records. 

Here is the list of all Shikhar Dhawan ODI Centuries:

  1. 114 (94) vs South Africa at Cardiff on 6th of June 2013
  2. 102 (107) vs West Indies at The Oval on 11th of June 2013
  3. 116 (127)  vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 26th of July 2013 
  4. 100 (102)  vs Australia at Nagpur on 30 October 2013
  5. 119 (95)   vs West Indies at Kanpur 27 November 2013
  6. 113 (107) vs Sri Lanka at Cuttack 2 November 2014  
  7. 137 (146) vs South Africa at Melbourne 22 February 2015 
  8. 100 (85)  vs Ireland at Hamilton 10 March 2015 
  9. 126 (113) vs Australia at Canberra 20 January 2016 
  10. 125 (128) vs Sri Lanka  at The Oval 8 June 2017 
  11. 132* (90) vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla 20 August 2017 
  12. 100* (85) vs Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam 17 December 2017 
  13. 109 (105) vs South Africa at Johannesburg 10 February 2018
  14. 127  (120) vs Hong Kong at Dubai (DSC) 18 September 2018 
  15. 114 (100)  vs Pakistan at Dubai (DSC) 23 September 2018
  16. 143 (115)  vs Australia at Mohali 10 March 2019 
  17. 117 (109)  vs Australia at The Oval 9th June 2019

Unveiling the magnificence of Shikhar Dhawan's ODI Centuries

The beauty of Shikhar Dhawan's centuries is that all of them have been impact knocks. He has scored his runs at a brisk rate and more often that not his centuries have resulted in India winning big matches.

 Shikhar Dhawan's First ODI Century

Shikhar Dhawan's first ODI century came in the Champions Trophy 2013 at Cardiff where he smashed South African bowlers all over the park and scored 114 off 94 balls.

Shikhar Dhawan's Most Famous ODI Centuries

Shikhar Dhawan has played number of memorable knocks in his ODI career and has an average of 44.11 in 167 matches with 6793 runs. One of his famous ODI century is his first century against South Africa at Cardiff in Champions Trophy 2013. It was a counter-attacking knock which put a Strong South African bowling attack under pressure and set the tone for a successful Champions Trophy campaign.

Some other famous ODI centuries from Shikhar Dhawan are his centuries in the 2015 World Cup and 2019 World Cup against South Africa and Australia respectively which shows his ability to deliver under pressure on big stage. His 143 against Australia in Mohali in 2018 is his highest score and one of the best knocks played by the southpaw.

Shikhar Dhawan's Impactful ODI Centuries

There have been plenty of impactful knocks from Dhawan in his ODI career. However, his 143 off 115 balls against Australia stands out as he accelerated brilliantly in that game to take India to a big score. As mentioned before, his first ODI century was also quite an impactful century along with his century against Australia in the 2019 World Cup.


Shikhar Dhawan's Total Centuries

Shikhar Dhawan has scored 24 centuries in international cricket and has also got two in IPL. Shikhar Dhawan announced his arrival in Test cricket with a tremendous counter-attacking century against the Aussies in Mohali on 14th of March, 2013. He scored 5 ODI centuries in 2013 itself and from thereon scored consistently for India with last international century coming against Australia in the 2019 World Cup. 

Here is the list of all Shikhar Dhawan Test Centuries:

  1. 187 (174) vs Australia at Mohali 14th of March 2013 
  2. 115 (211)  vs New Zealand at Auckland 6th of February 2014 
  3. 173 (195)  vs Bangladesh at Fatullah 10th of June 2015 
  4. 134 (271)  vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 12th of August 2015 
  5. 190 (168) vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 26th of July 2017 
  6. 119 (123)  vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 12th of August 2017 
  7. 107 (96)  v Afghanistan at Bengaluru on 14th June 2018 

Shikhar Dhawan's Impactful Centuries in Test 

Shikhar Dhawan has scored 7 centuries in Test cricket and his most impactful knock was his superb counter-attacking century on debut against Australia at Mohali. Dhawan smashed 187 off 174 balls in that Test match and announced his arrival on the big stage.

His second century came against New Zealand at Auckland which is actually his only Test century outside Asia also was a pretty impactful knock given the tough batting conditions in New Zealand.


Shikhar Dhawan's T20I Centuries

Shikhar Dhawan has not scored a single century in T20Is but has played plenty of sparkling knocks with 92 against Windies in Chennai being his highest score.


Shikhar Dhawan's IPL Centuries

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  1. 101 (58) vs Chennai Super Kings at Sharjah on 17th of October 2020
  2. 106 (61) vs Kings XI Punjab at Dubai on 20th of October 2020

Shikhar Dhawan has scored two centuries in IPL and they came in back-to-back games in the 2020 IPL season. The first century came against Chennai Super Kings at Sharjah with Dhawan taking on CSK bowlers right from the onset while the second one came at Sharjah against Kings XI Punjab.

Both the innings were special because all other batters around him struggled to get a big score while the Gabbar carried on fluently to take his side to comprehensive wins.

Shikhar Dhawan's greatest centuries across formats

Shikhar Dhawan's debut Test century is surely one of his greatest knocks across formats. Also, his 117 off 109 balls against Australia in the 2019 ODI World Cup at the Oval with an injured hand is also one of his greatest centuries across formats.


Conclusion

Shikhar Dhawan has been a great servant of Indian cricket. His best format has been ODI cricket and his performances in ICC tournaments have defined his legacy. The hallmark of Dhawan's batting has been his consistency and he is surely one of the stalwarts of Indian cricket.


FAQ Section:

1. How Many centuries has Shikhar Dhawan scored in ODIs?

Ans - 17 (Seventeen)

2. Which was Shikhar Dhawan's first ODI century?

Ans - Shikhar Dhawan's first ODI century was against South Africa in Champions Trophy 2013 at Cardiff where he smashed 114 off 94 balls.

3. What are some of Shikhar Dhawan's most famous ODI centuries?

Ans - Dhawan's first ODI century in the Champions Trophy 2013 against South Africa is one of his most famous centuries. Also, the centuries against Australia are also quite famous. The knock of 143 against Kangaroos in Mohali and the World Cup 2019 century against the same opponents are the most famous centuries of 'Gabbar'.

4. How many centuries has Shikhar Dhawan scored across all formats?

Ans - Shikhar Dhawan has total 24 centuries in International cricket and 2 centuries in IPL.

5. What are some of Shikhar Dhawan's greatest centuries across different formats?

Ans - His first Test century against Australia at Mohali is surely one of his greatest centuries as well as his century against New Zealand at Auckland on 2014. 

In ODI format, his first century against South Africa in Champions Trophy 2013 and his century against Australia at The Oval in 2019 World Cup stand out as one of his best knocks.