Shikhar Dhawan turned the second batter after Virat Kohli to attain 6000 runs within the Indian Premier League. Dhawan, who was Delhi Capitals for 3 years until 2021, was purchased by Punjab Kings within the 2022 participant public sale.

Virat Kohli continues to be the main run-scorer within the IPL. Shikhar Dhawan wanted 2 runs to get to the 6000-run mark. Earlier than Monday, Dhawan had scores of 43 (vs Royal Challengers Bangalore), 16 (vs Kolkata Knight Riders), 33 (vs Chennai Tremendous Kings), 35 (vs Gujarat Titans), 70 (vs Mumbai Indians), 8 (vs Sunrisers Hyderabad) and 9 (vs Delhi Capitals).

Dhawan obtained to the milestone in Monday’s match in opposition to the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Within the first ball of the second over, he tapped spinner Maheesh Theekshana on the off-side to get a single and attain the feat.

Shikhar Dhawan began his IPL profession with Delhi Capitals and scored a match-winning half-century on his IPL debut. After that, he moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier than returning to Delhi in 2019.

In 2021, he scored 587 runs for Delhi Capitals in 16 matches and, in 2020, performed a number one position in DC's journey to the ultimate with 618 runs together with two a whole lot and 4 fifties. Within the earlier 12 months, he smashed 521 runs with a better of 97 not out.

Shikhar Dhawan has been in respectable kind for Punjab Kings after being purchased for Rs 8.25 crore. Delhi Capitals bid furiously to purchase him again however ultimately gave up.

Shikhar Dhawan can also be considered one of solely six batters to have scored multiple hundred in the identical IPL season. Aside from Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, Hashim Amla, Shane Watson and Jos Buttler have hit multiple hundred in the identical 12 months of an IPL.

Shikhar Dhawan was named captain final 12 months when India despatched a second-string workforce to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs collection whereas the principle workforce was in England for the World Check Championship Last and a five-Check collection in opposition to the hosts.

Shikhar Dhawan, 36, performed the final of his 34 Exams again in September 2018 however was introduced again into the shorter codecs sides not too long ago. He performed all three ODIs in South Africa and scored 79, 29 and 61, however was dismissed for 10 within the closing ODI in opposition to West Indies at dwelling.