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In spite of setbacks, Shikhar Dawan ready to make ‘fresh start’

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Updated: December 24th, 2019, 17:00 IST
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New Delhi: Fractured finger, swollen neck, bruised eye and gashed knee, it was indeed a painful 2019 for Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan. However, Dhawan is ready to make a ‘fresh start’ reminding one and all that his ‘class is permanent’ and he ‘hasn’t forgotten how to bat’.

Dhawan, who will be leading Delhi in their Ranji Trophy game against Hyderabad, is back after recovering from a knee injury sustained during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which required 25 stitches.

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He is back in the Indian team, but knows that the road ahead is a bit tricky with KL Rahul in imperious form in white-ball cricket.

“This is a fresh start for me. I was hit on the finger, then on the neck, bruised eye and then stitches on the knee. Good news is New Year is coming. I am happy that KL (Rahul) has done so well. He has grabbed the opportunity. So I am going to go and express myself,” Dhawan told select group of reporters after finishing his training session here, Tuesday.

One doesn’t have control over injuries but the ‘happy go lucky Gabbar’, as he is fondly called, has never been affected by setbacks.

“Injuries are natural. You’ve got to accept that and I don’t create a big fuss about it. The start-stop thing doesn’t affect me as I haven’t forgotten how to bat. My class is permanent and I will score runs,” asserted the left-hander.

Dhawan accepts that the Sri Lanka T20 series, from which Rohit Sharma is taking a break, will be important for him as all three (him, Rahul and Rohit) are available against Australia.

“This is an important season. I would like to perform well in the T20s against Sri Lanka but the selection is support staff’s (team management) headache. They will do their job and I will do mine. Looking forward to scoring big runs in the games ahead,” informed the opener.

The 34-year-old, who played the last of his 34 Tests back in September 2018 against England, is playing a red-ball game after a good 15 months.

With Rohit and Mayank Agarwal making the Test slots their own and Prithvi Shaw waiting for his next chance, where does Dhawan fit in?

“Whether I am in Test team or not is immaterial. I know what game I have. I have scored runs in international cricket as well. I am happy to come back and play Ranji. I have grown from the Ranji level and can’t be better that I am back here and also imparting knowledge to other kids,” Dhawan pointed out.

Getting into the Test team will be a challenge but Dhawan emphasized that he has never ‘shied away from challenges’.

“My goal remains to play all three formats. I am working on that and even now when I passed the fitness test, the first 20 days I couldn’t walk. Then I worked on my fitness. It was a deep cut. So, I always enjoy challenges. I never shy away from my failures as well. It’s always a learning experience. And as they say, ‘A learning man is always an earning man’,” Dhawan said, seeking to lend a unique perspective of his own.

As he wished everyone Merry Christmas, the opener revealed why this New Year is doubly special for him.

“My wife (Ayesha) with our son (Zorawar) is finally shifting base to India. So I will always have my family by my side,” Dhawan said gleefully.

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