Dhawan breaks record of Sachin
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Jun 12, 2017, 06:53 PM
London, June 11: Indian Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has been surpassed the Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar here on Sunday.
The left-handed batsman scored 78 during India’s run-chase of 192 runs and became the fastest batsman to score 1000 runs in ICC ODI tournaments
He just extracted 16 innings to achieve the feat and break Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record (18 innings).
The left-hander now has the scores of 68, 125 and 78 in this on-going ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
In the last edition of Champions Trophy, Dhawan was named the man of the tournament after the left-handed batsman smashed 363 runs in 5 matches at an average of 90.75. His innings included two centuries and three half-centuries.
India rode on Shikhar Dhawan’s 78 to go over the line and march their way in the semi-final stage. Earlier, after winning the toss, Virat Kohli asked South Africa to bat first and the Indian bowlers restricted them to a total of 191 runs.