Mohali: Shikhar Dhawan has made his mark by playing s swash-buckling knock against Australia on the Third day of the third Test. \u201cIt was a \u201cproud moment\u201d for me to get a Test cap from the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar who told me to be as aggressive as you were in domestic circuit,\u201d said Dhawan.<\/p>\n
According to the reports in Times of India<\/strong>, Shikhar Dhawan said, “It was a great moment to get the Test cap form Sachin paaji. I have admired him since I was a kid, it was a dream come true for me,”<\/p>\n He added, “Master only said me to be as brave as you were while playing domestic cricket and show us that spark on the field.” Shikhar scored the fastest debut-ton<\/p>\n As per the reports of Deccan Chronicle<\/strong>, he became the first Indian opener to smash a debut-ton and with his185 off 168 balls he is now leading the tally of highest run scorer on debut for India. The hosts finished the day at a commanding 283 for three, with Murali Vijay giving Dhawan a good company on 83 runs 181 balls.<\/p>\n His Delhi-teammate and Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir praised him for this wonderful knock and wished that he will make it big on the fourth day. “Awesome stuff Shikhi boy. Best debut ever!! So proud of you. Go for a huge one tomorrow!” Sehwag wrote on his twitter page.<\/p>\n Gambhir urged his junior to continue the good work and crush the opposition.”Jatt ji proud of you. Well done. Pakdey rehna, chordnaa nahi (Don’t leave them, hold tight). They are and out down, crush them. Make it large Shikhar.”<\/p>\n South African pacer Dale Steyn, who played alongside Dhawan in IPL side Deccan Chargers and will now play for Sunrisers also wished the left-hander good luck.<\/p>\n “I hear Shikhar is smoking it! So happy for him! U go my friend!!!,\u201d wrote Steyn.<\/p>\n Meanwhile Australian Media goes gaga over Shikhar Dhawan for his brilliant century and even compared him to God\u2019s particle who simply outwitted Australian bowlers with his energy.<\/p>\n The Daily Telegraph wrote, “On a remarkable day of action, Cyclone Dhawan hit world cricket with full force after clubbing the fastest century by a debutant in Test cricket’s 136-year history.” The paper also wrote, “Australia’s grip on the Border-Gavaskar trophy is effectively gone after Indian debutant Shikhar Dhawan went berserk to make history and leave the tourists on the canvas in the third Test.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile The Australian wrote, “Scientists seem certain the Hadron collider has discovered the God Particle, Indian cricket seems to have found its own in debut centurion Shikhar Dhawan. This 27-year-old high energy particle accelerator has blasted his way into the game with the fastest Test 100 on debut.”<\/p>\n The popular Sydney Morning Herald termed the innings “awe-inspiring.” “The 27-year-old’s 85-ball century in his first Test was an awe-inspiring and gag-inducing treat. Dhawan-ism, the biggest thing since cyclone Tracy, you get the picture “The wordplay, however, did not do justice to the sheer quality and the audaciousness of this innings. Dhawan barely lofted a ball in the air but struck a remarkable 21 fours to all corners en route to three figures. With 84 per cent of his runs to that point, he was not required to move.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mohali: Shikhar Dhawan has made his mark by playing s swash-buckling knock against Australia on the Third day of the third Test. \u201cIt was a \u201cproud moment\u201d for me to get a Test cap from the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar who told me to be as aggressive as you were in domestic circuit,\u201d said Dhawan. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[552,2069,693,6293,556,8435],"class_list":["post-14075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-from-the-newspapers","tag-border-gavaskar-trophy","tag-dale-steyn","tag-gautam-gambhir","tag-indian-sports-news-network","tag-sachin-tendulkar","tag-shikhae-dhawanvirender-sehwag"],"yoast_head":"\n